scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1440104
History of mathematics in Late Antiquity and medieval Europe (01A35) History of mathematics in the 15th and 16th centuries, Renaissance (01A40) History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45) History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55) History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) Schools of mathematics (01A72)
The study is an impressive recording of most famous names of scholars having represented the exact sciences, in the Aachen-Liège-Maastricht region, along 1200 years -- which is quite impossible to review in only one poor page! Starting with the glorious epoch of Charlemagne (key-words: Carolingian restauration, schola palatina, septem artes liberales, etc.), the ambitious and most organized author surveys the long period of continuous flourishing of the so-called ``quadrivium, by having it divided as follows: 794-830 (Aachen), Transition, the 11th century (when Liège came to be considered as ``Athens of the North), the 1150-1540 years -- in the spring of Renaissance, then the incredible 1540-1700 epoch and, passing through the ``quiet 18th century, to reach the ``Golden Age of the mathematics of those places (Hattendorf, Ritter, Stahl, Mangoldt). Special mention for the rich bibliographical list accompanying the text. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0942.00019].
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