James Joseph Sylvester: Life and Work in Letters - Parshall, Karen Hunger (Associate Professor of History and Mathematics, Associate Professor of History and Mathematics, University of Virginia, USA)

In the folklore of mathematics, James Joseph Sylvester (1814-1897) is the eccentric, hot-tempered, 19th-century mathematician. This volume uses 140 letters from Sylvester's correspondence in order to establish the true picture of Sylvester in both personal and professional spheres.