{"product_id":"giovanni-battista-guccia-benedetto-bongiorno-9783319786667","title":"Giovanni Battista Guccia: Pioneer of International Cooperation in Mathematics","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the life and work of mathematician Giovanni Battista Guccia, founder of the \u003ci\u003eCircolo Matematico di Palermo\u003c\/i\u003e and its renowned journal, the \u003ci\u003eRendiconti del Circolo matematico di Palermo\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors describe how Guccia, an Italian geometer, was able to establish a mathematical society in Sicily in the late nineteenth century, which by 1914 would grow to become the largest and most international in the world, with one of the most influential journals of the time. The book highlights the challenges faced by Guccia in creating an international society in isolated Palermo, and places Guccia's activities in the wider European context through comparisons with the formation of the \u003ci\u003eLondon Mathematical Society\u003c\/i\u003e and the creation of Mittag-Leffler's \u003ci\u003eActa Mathematica\u003c\/i\u003e in Stockholm.\u003c\/p\u003e Based on extensive searches in European archives, this scholarly work follows both historical and scientific treads, and will appeal to those interested in the history of mathematics and science in general.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benedetto Bongiorno, Guillermo P. Curbera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3319786660\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783319786667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.44h x 6.53w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2019","brand":"Benedetto Bongiorno","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44598750249215,"sku":"9783319786667","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a317c230-a390-40d6-a9b8-8e05fd9f7a64.jpg?v=1702384221","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/giovanni-battista-guccia-benedetto-bongiorno-9783319786667","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}