Chapter 1

 

1 CAYLEY, Arthur (1821—1895) was a professor at Cambridge and is known for his important contributions to algebra, matrices and differential equations. He contributed to the theory of algebraic invariants and higher dimension and geometry.

2 HAMILTON, William Rowan (1805—1865), a neat Irish mathematician, is known for his work in dynamics, is an astronomer and also a physicist.

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