''Synopsis of Pure Mathematics'' is a book by
G. S. Carr, written in 1886. The book attempted to summarize the state of most of the basic mathematics known at the time.
The book is noteworthy because it was a major source of information for the legendary and self-taught mathematician
Srinivasa Ramanujan
Srinivasa Ramanujan Aiyangar
(22 December 188726 April 1920) was an Indian mathematician. Often regarded as one of the greatest mathematicians of all time, though he had almost no formal training in pure mathematics, he made substantial con ...
who managed to obtain a library loaned copy from a friend in 1903.
[''A to Z of mathematicians'' by Tucker McElroy 2005 page 221] Ramanujan reportedly studied the contents of the book in detail.
The book is generally acknowledged as a key element in awakening the genius of Ramanujan.
[''Collected papers of Srinivasa Ramanujan'' Srinivasa Ramanujan Aiyangar, Godfrey Harold Hardy, P. Veáš
katesvara Seshu Aiyar 2000 page xii]
Carr acknowledged the main sources of his book in its preface:
Bibliography
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References
External links
* - archive.org
* - archive.org
* - rarebooksocietyofindia.org
Mathematics books
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