Robert Tucker (1832–1905) was an English mathematician, who was secretary of the London Mathematical Society for more than 30 years.
Robert Tucker | |
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| Born | 26 April 1832 |
| Died | 29 January 1905 (aged 72) |
| Alma mater | St. John's College, Cambridge |
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| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University College London |
Life and work
editSon of a soldier who fought in the Peninsular War, Tucker studied at St. John's College, Cambridge, where he was 35th wrangler in 1855.[1] He mastered mathematics at University College London from 1865 to 1899.
He is known by the now known as Tucker circles, a family of circles invariant on parallel displacing.[2]
He is also known by his edition of the Mathematical Papers of William Kingdon Clifford in 1882.
Tucker acted as secretary of the London Mathematical Society from 1867 to 1902.[3]
He was also a collector of mathematician's photographs. His collection, named Tucker collection is preserved by the London Mathematical Society at De Morgan house.[4]
References
edit- ^ Rice, Wilson & Gardner 1995, p. 420.
- ^ Weisstein, MathWorld.
- ^ Rice, Wilson & Gardner 1995, p. 413.
- ^ O'Connor & Robertson, MacTutor History of Mathematics.
Bibliography
edit- Clifford, William Kingdon (2007). William Tucker (ed.). Mathematical Papers. AMS Chelsea Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8218-4252-2.
- Rice, Adrian C.; Wilson, Robin J.; Gardner, J. Helen (1995). "From Student Club to National Society: The Founding of the London Mathematical Society in 1865". Historia Mathematica. 22 (4): 402–421. doi:10.1006/hmat.1995.1032. ISSN 0315-0860.
External links
edit- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Robert Tucker (mathematician)", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
- "Tucker Collection of Photographs". London Mathematical Society. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- Weisstein, Eric W. "Tucker Circles". MathWorld. Retrieved 21 May 2017.