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century XVIII
It produced enormous developments of the initiated methods, without introducing a new concept, knowledge in all branches increased considerably. -
19
century XIX
Characterized because these ends are achieved. But, in addition, there are many other things. In the first place, geometry is criticized as a rigorous model -
William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865)
he made important contributions to the development of optics, dynamics, and algebra. His discovery of the quaternion, along with his systematization of dynamics, are his best known works. -
Peter Guthrie Tait (1831- 1901)
He was the leader in the knowledge of the quaternion system from 1865 until his death.
He carried out numerous investigations about ozone, the kinetic theory of gases, thermoelectricity, etc. His main works are Properties of matter -
James Clark Maxwell (1831-1879)
Not only was he a figure in history, but he also had important developments in physical science in the 19th century. -
Willar Gibbs (1839-1903)
His most important contributions were in the field of thermodynamics and in the kinetic theory of gases, for which he established their mathematical bases. -
William Kingdon Clifford (1845-1879)
He wrote a paper which is in a sense transitional from quaternion analysis to vector analysis.
Graduated from Cambridge in 1867, he was also elected Professor of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics at University College London in 1871.