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While Cayley was essentially a pure mathematician, he also pursued mechanics and astronomy. He was active in lunar studies and produced ... Arthur Cayley, detail of an oil painting by W.H. Longmaid, 1884; in the collection of Trinity …[Credits : Courtesy of The Master and Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge, England]
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...for a linear transformation is often done using matrix algebra, first developed in the mid-19th century by the English mathematician Arthur Cayley. His work formed the foundation for modern linear algebra.
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Arthur Cayley's father Henry Cayley, although from a family who had lived for many generations in Yorkshire, England, lived in St Petersburg, Russia. It was in St Petersburg that Arthur spent the first eight years of his childhood before his parents returned to England and settled near London.
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The most important of Cayley's work is in developing the algebra of matrices and work in non-euclidean and n-dimensional geometry. ... Honours awarded to Arthur Cayley; (Click below for those honoured in this way) ... Lunar features Crater Cayley...
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Cayley table (composition table; operation table) A tabular means of describing a finite group, first used by the 19th-century mathematician Arthur Cayley. To illustrate, the set {1,–1,i,–i} ; forms a group under the dyadic operation ◦ as described by the Cayley table shown in the diagram.
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Arthur Cayley showed great skill in numerical calculations at school and his aptitude for advanced mathematics was apparent. His mathematics teacher advised that Arthur be encouraged to pursue his studies in this area rather than follow his father's wishes to enter the family business as merchants.
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Read This! --- The MAA Online book review column: review of Arthur Cayley: Mathematician Laureate of the Victorian Age, by Tony Crilly ... Arthur Cayley: Mathematician Laureate of the Victorian Age by Tony Crilly...
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Brilliant English mathematician who primarily worked in algebra. Even as a third year student at Cambridge, the examiner put him in a class by himself--above the first. He had an uncanny memory. He also was an avid novel reader ... Crilly, T. "Arthur Cayley: The Road not Taken." Math. Intell. 20, 49-53, Fall 1998.
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