Pedro Padilla and his Mathematical Course (1753-1756): views on mixed mathematics in eighteenth-century Spain

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dc.contributor	Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Matemàtica Aplicada III
dc.contributor	Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Matemàtica Aplicada I
dc.contributor	Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GRHCT - Grup de Recerca d'Història de la Ciència i de la Tècnica
dc.contributor.author	Blanco Abellán, Mónica
dc.contributor.author	Puig Pla, Carles
dc.date	2012
dc.identifier.citation	Blanco, M.; Puig, C. Pedro Padilla and his Mathematical Course (1753-1756): views on mixed mathematics in eighteenth-century Spain. A: International Conference of the European Society for the History of Science. "Scientific cosmopolitanism and local cultures: religions, ideologies, societies: proceedings, Athens 1-3 November 2012". Athens: National Hellenic Research Foundation, Institute of Historical Research, 2012, p. 336-342.
dc.identifier.citation	978-960-98199-3-0
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2117/23002
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	National Hellenic Research Foundation, Institute of Historical Research
dc.relation	http://5eshs.hpdst.gr/sites/5eshs.hpdst.gr/files/5eshs-proceedings.pdf
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Matemàtiques i estadística::Estadística matemàtica
dc.subject	Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Ensenyament universitari
dc.subject	Mathematics--Study and teaching
dc.subject	Professors
dc.subject	Matemàtica--Ensenyament
dc.title	Pedro Padilla and his Mathematical Course (1753-1756): views on mixed mathematics in eighteenth-century Spain
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject
dc.description.abstract	In 1717 the King Philip V established the Royal Guards Headquarters (Cuartel de Guardias de Corps), mirroring the French garde du corps du roi. Intended mainly for noblemen, it was an elitist institution, all its members having the rank of officers and benefitting from huge privileges. Towards the end of 1750 an Academy of Mathematics (Academia de Matemáticas) was created within the Royal Guards Headquarters, under the direction of Captain Pedro Padilla (1724-1807?). This academy was ruled by the same regulations as the Military Academy of Mathematics of Barcelona (1720-1803).1 Attendance was not mandatory; it was only devised for those interested in getting a deeper mathematical knowledge. In fact, rather than its real practical use for the Royal Guards, mathematics was studied as a mark of prestige as Hidalgo (1991) pointed out.
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