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The Mystery of Robert Adrain

机译：罗伯特·阿丹（Robert Adrain）的奥秘

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I first encountered the name "Robert Adrain" on the cover of an early American mathematics text, A Course of Mathematics in Two Volumes for the Use of Academics as well as Private Tuition written by Charles Hutton (1737-1823) [21]. Hutton was a self educated British mathematician noted for his textbook writing, particularly books dealing with "practical mathematics" [20].. As an instructor at the Royal Military Academy in Woolrich, England, he originally compiled the work in three volumes during the years 1798-1801 for use by his cadets. Hutton's series was a compendium of the mathematics deemed necessary for a nineteenth century military career. Its scope went from basic arithmetic to the applications of calculus and stressed utility in such fields as statistics, dynamics, the theory of projectiles and hydrology. When the United States Military Academy formally opened at West Point in 1801, the study of this book was included in its syllabus. Its contents became the basis for the first mathematics course taught at the new academy [4]. Adrain edited, revised, and condensed the British text and in 1812 published an American version consisting of two volumes. The American edition underwent four reprints and the British edition thirteen and remained in use at West Point until 1823. Indeed, Hutton's Mathematics was a very popular and useful book in its time But 'Who was Robert Adrain, was he British or American?' Although I was familiar with some early American mathematicians and textbook writers such as Bowditch, Greenwood, Pike, and Winthrop, the name Adrain eluded me A small citation on the front cover of the text identified Adrain as Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Columbia College in New York City and a Fellow of the American Philosophical Society. Robert Adrain apparently was an American! I moved on to examine the contents of A Course of Mathematics, attempting to ascertain its mathematical relevance to a newly founded nation.
机译：我在美国早期的数学教科书的封面上首次遇到了“罗伯特·阿兰（Robert Adrain）”这个名字，这本书是查尔斯·赫顿（Charles Hutton，1737-1823）撰写的《两卷数学用于学术用途以及私人补习》 [21]。赫顿（Hutton）是一位受过自学的英国数学家，以他的教科书写作而著称，特别是有关“实用数学”的书[20]。.作为英国伍尔里希皇家军事学院的讲师，他最初将这本书分为三册。 1798-1801年供他的学员使用。赫顿的系列丛书被认为是19世纪军事生涯所必需的数学纲要。它的范围从基本算术到微积分的应用，并强调了统计，动力学，弹丸理论和水文学等领域的实用性。当美国军事学院于1801年在西点军校正式开放时，对这本书的研究已包含在其课程提纲中。它的内容成为新学院开设的第一门数学课程的基础[4]。阿德兰编辑，修订和精简了英国文本，并于1812年出版了由两册组成的美国版本。美版进行了四次重印，而英版则进行了13次重印，直到1823年在西点镇仍然使用。确实，赫顿的数学在当时是一本非常流行和有用的书，但是“谁是罗伯特·阿德兰，是英国人还是美国人？”尽管我熟悉一些早期的美国数学家和教科书作家，例如Bowditch，Greenwood，Pike和Winthrop，但是Adrain的名字使我望而却步。在书本的封面上有一小段引文指出Adrain是哥伦比亚大学的数学和自然哲学教授在纽约市和美国哲学学会会员。罗伯特·阿丹（Robert Adrain）显然是美国人！我继续研究“数学课程”的内容，试图确定其与新成立国家的数学相关性。

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