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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1778893
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1778893 |
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13 January 2003
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Circolo Matematico di Palermo (founded 1884) and its Rendiconti
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Giovan Battista Guccia
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internationalization of Italian mathematics around 1900
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This article discusses the foundation (in 1884) and development of the Circolo Matematico di Palermo. Transcending the Sicilian and national settings, that organization was, at least in the opening two decades of the twentieth century, regarded as the (!) international association of mathematicians. Brigaglia investigates in particular the role of Giovan Battista Guccia (1855-1914) as the founder of the Circolo and its accompanying journal, the Rendiconti. Similar to G. Mittag-Leffler's Acta Mathematica in Sweden, with whom Guccia was in close touch, Italy as a rather neutral country in international politics was the ideal place to start international co-operation. Brigaglia also investigates the ``decline'' of the Circolo after World War I, in particular in connection with Fascist rule in Italy under Mussolini. Guccia's and his successor's De Franchis' aspirations to develop the Circolo into a truly international society for mathematicians were never fully accomplished. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0990.00012].
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