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- Title
MATEMÁTICAS Y NÁUTICA: PEDRO JOSÉ RODRÍGUEZ RIOLA (1802-1838) EN LA EMERGENTE ARMADA ESTADOUNIDENSE.
- Authors
AUSEJO, ELENA; COMAS ROQUETA, JOAQUÍN
- Abstract
This paper presents the scientific biography of Pedro José Rodríguez Rióla (1802-1838), a Spanish mariner who served in the early US Navy (1826-1838) as a professor of mathematics, by documenting his professional career and locating his printed works --which includes existing bibliographic records and newly found contributions. The study of his life and works focuses on the interaction of mathematics and navigation within the context of the education of officers in the fledgling US Navy, as key component when shaping their professional profile.
- Subjects
BIOGRAPHIES of scientists; RODRIGUEZ Riola, Pedro Jose; UNITED States. Navy; MATHEMATICS teachers; MATHEMATICS education; STUDY &; teaching of navigation; MILITARY officers; NINETEENTH century; HISTORY
- Publication
Llull: Revista de la Sociedad Espanola de Historia de las Ciencias y de las Tecnicas, 2016, Vol 39, Issue 83, p15
- ISSN
0210-8615
- Publication type
Biography