Mathematics & Statistics Theses
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Recent Submissions
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The statistical analysis of point events associated with a fixed point
(University of St Andrews, 1991) - ThesisThis work concerns the analysis of point events which are distributed on a planar region and are thought to be related to a fixed point. Data examples are considered from Epidemiology, where morbidity events are thought ... -
Carl Friedrich Geiser and Ferdinand Rudio : the men behind the first International Congress of Mathematicians
(University of St Andrews, 2015-06-26) - ThesisThe first International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) was held in Zurich in 1897, setting the standards for all future ICMs. Whilst giving an overview of the congress itself, this thesis focuses on the Swiss organisers, ... -
Peter Guthrie Tait : new insights into aspects of his life and work : and associated topics in the history of mathematics
(University of St Andrews, 2015-06-26) - ThesisIn this thesis I present new insights into aspects of Peter Guthrie Tait’s life and work, derived principally from largely-unexplored primary source material: Tait’s scrapbook, the Tait–Maxwell school-book and Tait’s pocket ... -
Mathematics for history's sake : a new approach to Ptolemy's Geography
(University of St Andrews, 2011-06-22) - ThesisAlmost two thousand years ago, Claudius Ptolemy created a guide to drawing maps of the world, identifying the names and coordinates of over 8,000 settlements and geographical features. Using the coordinates of those cities ...
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