The (, ), commonly known as the (, ''Annals of Gergonne''), was a

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published in Nîmes, France from 1810 to 1831 by Joseph Diez Gergonne. The annals were largely devoted to

geometry Geometry (; ) is a branch of mathematics concerned with properties of space such as the distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures. Geometry is, along with arithmetic, one of the oldest branches of mathematics. A mathematician w ...

, with additional articles on history, philosophy, and

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showing

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. "In the , Gergonne established in form and content a set of exceptionally high standards for mathematical journalism. New symbols and new terms to enrich mathematical literature are found here for the first time. The journal, which met with instant approval, became a model for many another editor.

Cauchy Baron Augustin-Louis Cauchy ( , , ; ; 21 August 1789 – 23 May 1857) was a French mathematician, engineer, and physicist. He was one of the first to rigorously state and prove the key theorems of calculus (thereby creating real a ...

Poncelet The poncelet (symbol p) is an obsolete unit of power, once used in France and replaced by (ch, metric horsepower). The unit was named after Jean-Victor Poncelet.François Cardarelli, ''Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures: T ...

, Brianchon, Steiner, Plücker, Crelle, Poisson,

Ampere The ampere ( , ; symbol: A), often shortened to amp,SI supports only the use of symbols and deprecates the use of abbreviations for units. is the unit of electric current in the International System of Units (SI). One ampere is equal to 1 c ...

, Chasles, and

Liouville Joseph Liouville ( ; ; 24 March 1809 – 8 September 1882) was a French mathematician and engineer. Life and work He was born in Saint-Omer in France on 24 March 1809. His parents were Claude-Joseph Liouville (an army officer) and Thérès ...

sent articles for publication."

Operational calculus Operational calculus, also known as operational analysis, is a technique by which problems in Mathematical Analysis, analysis, in particular differential equations, are transformed into algebraic problems, usually the problem of solving a polynomia ...

was developed in the journal in 1814 by Francois-Joseph Servois. Francois-Joseph Servois (1814
Analise Transcendante. Essai sur unNouveu Mode d'Exposition des Principes der Calcul Differential
''Annales de Gergonne'' 5: 93–140 The reference to both

pure mathematics Pure mathematics is the study of mathematical concepts independently of any application outside mathematics. These concepts may originate in real-world concerns, and the results obtained may later turn out to be useful for practical applications ...

and

applied mathematics Applied mathematics is the application of mathematics, mathematical methods by different fields such as physics, engineering, medicine, biology, finance, business, computer science, and Industrial sector, industry. Thus, applied mathematics is a ...

in the journal title inspired replications in later journals: * started in 1836 by

Joseph Liouville Joseph Liouville ( ; ; 24 March 1809 – 8 September 1882) was a French mathematician and engineer. Life and work He was born in Saint-Omer in France on 24 March 1809. His parents were Claude-Joseph Liouville (an army officer) and Thérès ...

* , commonly known as ''Crelle's Journal'' * ''

The Quarterly Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics ''The Quarterly Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics'' was a mathematics journal that first appeared as such in 1855, but as the continuation of ''The Cambridge Mathematical Journal'' that had been launched in 1836 and had run in four volumes ...

'', title adopted by Cambridge in 1855 * ''

Annali di Matematica Pura ed Applicata The ''Annali di Matematica Pura ed Applicata'' (Annals of Pure and Applied Mathematics) is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of pure and applied mathematics. The journal was established in 1850 under the title of ' ...

'', the first Italian periodical, title adopted in 1858 * ''

Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics ''Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal which is published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. It covers research originating from or solicited ...

'', adopted 1959 at Courant Institute * ''

Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra The ''Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering that part of algebra likely to be of general mathematical interest: algebraic results with immediate applications, and the development of algebraic t ...

'' from 1971

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External links

Archive Tome 1 to Tome 22
from NUMDAM (Numerisation de documents anciens mathematiques) at

CNRS The French National Centre for Scientific Research (, , CNRS) is the French state research organisation and is the largest fundamental science agency in Europe. In 2016, it employed 31,637 staff, including 11,137 tenured researchers, 13,415 eng ...

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