Oxford mathematics at a low ebb? An 1855 dispute over examination results

DOI10.1080/00033790.2023.2290187MaRDI QIDQ6672060zbMATH OpenFDO

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Publication date 28 January 2025

Published in Annals of Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

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History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55) History of mathematics at institutions and academies (non-university) (01A74)

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