Project Gutenberg 2008-08-29 Public domain in the USA. 486 Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson) 1854 1930 Ditchfield, Peter Hampson Ditchfield, Peter H. (Peter Hampson) The Romance of Mathematics Being the Original Researches of a Lady Professor of Girtham College in Polemical Science, with some Account of the Social Properties of a Conic; Equations to Brain Waves; Social Forces; and the Laws of Political Motion. Produced by David Wilson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Romance of Mathematics" by P. H. Ditchfield is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work explores original mathematical theories and their social applications, particularly through the lens of a fictional Lady Professor from Girtham College. The book delves into topics such as the social properties of geometrical figures, the application of mathematics to politics, and the impact of mathematical principles on social dynamics. The opening of the text introduces the reader to the framework of the book, revealing that the Lady Professor's lectures and essays were discovered in a well-worn desk and promising an exploration of her groundbreaking thoughts. The introduction discusses her qualifications and the potential societal implications of her mathematical insights, suggesting that principles governing mathematics also apply to social structures. Ditchfield sets the stage for a thoughtful analysis of how various mathematical concepts relate to political science and social behaviors, particularly emphasizing the importance of women’s contributions to academia and progress. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Women -- Education -- Great Britain Satire, English PR Text Mathematics Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: History - British Browsing: Humour Browsing: Mathematics Category: Mathematics Category: Sociology Category: Politics 191240 2025-06-11T05:34:20.958443 text/html 190608 2021-01-04T01:45:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 73195 2021-01-04T01:45:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 143682 2025-06-11T05:34:27.823411 application/epub+zip 145723 2025-06-11T05:34:23.533440 application/epub+zip 139782 2025-06-11T05:34:22.001421 application/epub+zip 303135 2025-06-11T05:34:31.206368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279575 2025-06-11T05:34:26.789442 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168718 2022-09-12T09:44:05.100429 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156237 2025-06-11T05:34:20.260463 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 156249 2021-01-04T01:45:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 58541 2021-01-04T01:45:17 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 156276 2021-01-04T01:45:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58510 2021-01-04T01:45:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21601 2025-06-11T05:34:31.367380 application/rdf+xml 13074 2025-06-11T05:34:22.555442 image/jpeg 3581 2025-06-11T05:34:22.273442 image/jpeg 141754 2025-06-11T05:34:20.987414 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia