
A History of Polish Mathematics
A Cultural Perspective from Origins to Modernity
Roman Duda(Author)
Peter Lang Verlag
Published on 29. April 2026
Book
Hardback
758 pages
978-3-631-87764-7 (ISBN)
Description
The book traces the history of mathematics in the Polish lands from pagan times (the tenth century AD) to the present, with particular attention to the era inaugurated by the reforms of the National Education Commission (1773-1794), through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries until recently. Richly illustrated and thoroughly documented, it recounts the many achievements of Polish mathematicians- including the world-renowned interwar Polish School of Mathematics-alongside the great tragedies, notably the losses caused by the Second World War, as well as the arduous post-war revival. A book for anyone interested in Polish culture and its achievements.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
112 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Weight
1029 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-631-87764-7 (9783631877647)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Roman Duda is a mathematician and historian of mathematics, professor emeritus and former rector of the University of Wroclaw. He has won the Banach and Dickstein Prizes of the Polish Mathematical Society (PTM) and he is an honorary member of PTM (2008) and the International Academy of the History of Science (2018).
Content
Chapter 1: Poland in the Middles Ages (Eleventh-Fifteenth Centuries) - Chapter 2: Poland on the Cusp of Modern Times (Sixteenth-Eighteenth centuries) - Chapter 3: Poland under Partition I (1795-1865) - Chapter 4: Poland under Partition II (1865-1914) - Chapter 5: Poland in the Interwar Years (1915-1940) - Chapter 6: Polish Mathematics in the Interwar Years - Chapter 7: The Catastrophe of the Second World War - Chapter 8: Poland after the Second World War - Chapter 9: Polish Mathematics after the Second World War - Chapter 10: A Tentative Assessment