« publishing mathematics in france and abroad: booksellers, printers, engravers … ·...

Norbert VERDIER

(GHDSO et IUT de Cachan) [Université Paris-Sud 11]

« Publishing mathematics in France and abroad: books ellers, printers, engravers and librarians, 1750-1850 »

"Mathematics and International Relationships in Print (Journals and Books) and Correspondence" - Levico T.,

Dec. 1-5, 2014CIRM, Centro Internazionale per la Ricerca Matematica

of Trento•Hélène Gispert (Paris Sud), Philippe Nabonnand (Univ. de Lorraine) and•Clara Silvia Roero (Torino)

Introduction (1)

I am sorry for : Silvia, Hélène, Tom, Konstantinos, Chiara, Cinzia, Erika …

I will use some forbidden Words (without definition s) : « Circulation », « Stratégie », « mathématiques » …

And I don’t use : « national » and never « internati onal »: « Our » World is not THE World!! (Read « Provincialiser l’Europe », Dipesh Chakrabarty)

PRELIMINARIES

« Des historiens « littéraires » peuvent encore disser ter à longueur de journée sur leurs auteurs sans se pos er

les mille problèmes de l’impression, de la publicat ion, de la rémunération, du tirage, de la clandestinité, etc. » Lucien Febvre , Annales, 1950.

AND A CITATION

But I will explain some Words : « Editeur (publisher ) », « livre mathématique », …

Introduction (2)

When I studied Maths: The (good) Teacher of maths s aid:« This Result was demonstrated by Gauss in Germany at the 19 th »

When I studied Philosophy : The (good) Teacher of P hilosophy said: « Kant’s Philosophy explained that … »

When I studied History : The (good) historians said«Historiography proved (or didn’t prove) that … »

EACH TALKS IS AN AUTO-THERAPY

Terquem : « [D]onnez moi le titre, la page et l’année ; j’en ferai mention.

[J]e n’aime pas les citations à la française. Lagrange dit, Voltaire dit, où ? » [Catalan, AULg, MS 1307 C,

II, 112].

Each copy of a same edition is singular!

Introduction (3)

GAUSS’S POINT OF VIEW

Librarians

Publishing himself

Introduction (4)

GAUSS’S HISTORIOGRAPHY AND …

- Poullet-Desliles’s french translationText« well known » (Chez Courcier, 1807)

but editorial context?

- and what about Gergonne’s translation?Where is this Text?

Introduction (5)

What are mathematics?

What’s doing maths?

I don’t know! It depends on actors …

Learning maths, reading others, having Ideas

Writing Mathematics

Editing Maths with others Actors

My subject today

Introduction (6)

History of Books (Histoire du livre)

Histories of mathematical Books (Histoire de livres )

In general (Many Historians of Books)

In Maths (Not so many Historians of mathematical B ooks)

A Book which I found

A Book which I will find in one Month in Berlin

A Book which I will (perhaps) find (thanks to you ) in Italy

And others

Introduction

MATHEMATICAL BOOKS (IN FRANCE): A DEFINITION

I-History of mathematical Books in France(1)

Introduction

SOME COMPARISONS (AN ANSWER TO HELENE)

I (2)

Introduction

WORKING WITH Bibliographie de la France

Approximately 4 000 Books between 1810 and 1860I (3)

Introduction

EDITORS AND PLACES

180 Editors (1750-1850)

Many Places

I (4)

Introduction

MATHEMATICAL PUBLISHERS

GILAIN & GUILBAUDI (5)

Introduction

COURCIER-BACHELIER -MALLET (GAUTHIER -VILLARS)

PARIS IS IN FRANCE BUT FRANCE IS NOT IN PARIS!!

I (6)

Introduction

PARIS vs/AND FRANCE: AVIGNON, ITS « BRIDGE » AND …

I (7)

Introduction

SAINT-MALO, ITS RAMPARTS AND …

I (8)

Introduction

CLERMONT-FERRAND, ITS VOLCANOES AND …

A LIBRARIAN: BENOÎT GONOD (1792-1849)

I (9)

Introduction

DON’T NEVER FORGET METZ (AND LUXEMBOURG) …

I (10)

Poncelet, Morin …

Olivier BRUNEAU

Introduction

IN « GERMANY »: AN OTHER HISTORY

Trento (Trient)I II Abroad (1)

Introduction

IN « GERMANY »: MANY « CENTERS »

Michel ESPAGNE; Thomas MOREL II (2)I