Whittaker and Watson

Landmark textbook in mathematical analysis by E. T. Whittaker, originally published in 1902 with four editions.
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Whittaker and Watson

Summary

Whittaker and Watson is a textbook[1]. It draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (textbook category, ranking #13 of 18).[2]

Key Facts

  • Whittaker and Watson authored E. T. Whittaker[3].
  • Whittaker and Watson authored G. N. Watson[4].
  • Whittaker and Watson's image is recorded as A Course of Modern Analysis plain cover.jpg[5].
  • Whittaker and Watson's instance of is recorded as textbook[6].
  • Whittaker and Watson's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • +1902-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Whittaker and Watson[8].
  • Whittaker and Watson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06ppxf[9].
  • Whittaker and Watson's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1317803W[10].
  • Whittaker and Watson's main subject is recorded as mathematics[11].
  • Whittaker and Watson's main subject is recorded as analytical dynamics[12].
  • Whittaker and Watson's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 515488[13].
  • Whittaker and Watson's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/A-Course-of-Modern-Analysis[14].
  • Whittaker and Watson's title is recorded as A Course of Modern Analysis[15].
  • Whittaker and Watson's subtitle is recorded as an introduction to the general theory of infinite processes and of analytic functions; with an account of the principal transcendental functions[16].
  • Whittaker and Watson's OCLC work ID is recorded as 639821[17].
  • Whittaker and Watson's Goodreads work ID is recorded as 1173650[18].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Authored works include E. T. Whittaker[3], a mathematician[19], 1873–1956[20], of United Kingdom[21], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[22], specialised in mathematics[23] and G. N. Watson[4], a mathematician[24], 1886–1965[25], of United Kingdom[26], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[27], specialised in mathematical analysis[28].

Publication

Whittaker and Watson's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include mathematics[11] and analytical dynamics[12].

Why It Matters

Whittaker and Watson draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (textbook category, ranking #13 of 18).[2]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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