An ``ordinary mathematics professor at the Strasbourg Artillery School: Edme Valton (1684--1754), his books, his courses and his instruments

DOI10.24033/RHM.325MaRDI QIDQ6589599zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors David Aubin

Publication date 20 August 2024

Published in Revue d'Histoire des Mathématiques (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.24033/RHM.325

zbMATH Keywords

mathematical educationStrasbourg Artillery School

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of mathematics at institutions and academies (non-university) (01A74) History of mathematics education (97-03)

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