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Foreword; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Overall Book Abstract, and Individual Abstracts for the Ten Chapters of the Book; Overall Abstract; Individual Chapter Abstracts; Chapter 1: Mathematics in the Christ's Hospital Curriculum Before 1673; Chapter 2: Mathematics Beyond Arithmetic: Expanding the Domain of School Mathematics; Chapter 3: Stars in the RMS Firmament 1673-1798; Chapter 4: Years of Struggle for RMS 1673-1708; Chapter 5: Developments in RMS Curricula 1673-1798; Chapter 6: RMS Comes of Age 1709-1755: The Hodgson Era; Chapter 7: William Wales: RMS Master 1776-1798
Chapter 8: Redefining School Mathematics at Christ's Hospital 1800-1868Chapter 9: An Appropriate Theoretical Lens: Lag Time; Chapter 10: The Importance of the Royal Mathematical School in the History of School Mathematics; Preface to the Series; Preface to the Book ; References; Chapter 1 Mathematics in the Christ's Hospital Curriculum Before 1673; In the Beginning: Christ's Hospital 1552-1673; The Emergence of Christ's Hospital as a School for the Poor, but with Elite Tendencies; The Writing School at Christ's Hospital; Six Main Research Questions Addressed in this Book
The Main Arguments Presented in this BookReferences; Chapter 2 Mathematics Beyond Arithmetic: Expanding the Domain of School Mathematics; Accounts of How and Why the Royal Mathematical School was Established at Christ's Hospital, London, in 1673; RMS's Challenge; References; Chapter 3 Stars in the RMS Firmament 1673-1798; The Guiding Star: Samuel Pepys; The Morning Star: Jonas Moore; An Influential Star: Christopher Wren; An Unusual Star: Robert Hooke; The Most Commanding Star: Isaac Newton; The Star-Finder: John Flamsteed; The Shooting Star: Edmond Halley
The Falling Star: The "Outsider," Humfrey DittonThe Shining Star: James Hodgson; The Supporting Star: John Robertson; The Most Celebrated Star: William Wales; The Contribution of RMS to the History of School Mathematics, Seen from an International Perspective; References; Chapter 4 Years of Struggle for RMS 1673-1708; The RMS Model and Mathematics for the People; Pepys's Reactions to RMS's Early Difficulties; Pepys's Claim that Preparation in the Writing and Grammar Schools was Inadequate; Pepys's Claim that the RMS Master was not Succeeding
Pepys Broadens his Attack on the Quality of Education at Christ's HospitalThe RMS Under Peter Perkins, Robert Wood and Edward Paget; Peter Perkins; Robert Wood; Edward Paget; Mathematics War: Samuel Newton, RMS Master, Versus Trinity House Examiners; Excerpts from Meetings of the Committee of Almoners Held Between March and December, 1708, Concerning Mr Samuel Newton's Clash with Trinity House; Reinterpreting Educational Politics Associated with the Early Years of RMS; Was the Initial RMS Program Well Designed?
Chapter 8: Redefining School Mathematics at Christ's Hospital 1800-1868Chapter 9: An Appropriate Theoretical Lens: Lag Time; Chapter 10: The Importance of the Royal Mathematical School in the History of School Mathematics; Preface to the Series; Preface to the Book ; References; Chapter 1 Mathematics in the Christ's Hospital Curriculum Before 1673; In the Beginning: Christ's Hospital 1552-1673; The Emergence of Christ's Hospital as a School for the Poor, but with Elite Tendencies; The Writing School at Christ's Hospital; Six Main Research Questions Addressed in this Book
The Main Arguments Presented in this BookReferences; Chapter 2 Mathematics Beyond Arithmetic: Expanding the Domain of School Mathematics; Accounts of How and Why the Royal Mathematical School was Established at Christ's Hospital, London, in 1673; RMS's Challenge; References; Chapter 3 Stars in the RMS Firmament 1673-1798; The Guiding Star: Samuel Pepys; The Morning Star: Jonas Moore; An Influential Star: Christopher Wren; An Unusual Star: Robert Hooke; The Most Commanding Star: Isaac Newton; The Star-Finder: John Flamsteed; The Shooting Star: Edmond Halley
The Falling Star: The "Outsider," Humfrey DittonThe Shining Star: James Hodgson; The Supporting Star: John Robertson; The Most Celebrated Star: William Wales; The Contribution of RMS to the History of School Mathematics, Seen from an International Perspective; References; Chapter 4 Years of Struggle for RMS 1673-1708; The RMS Model and Mathematics for the People; Pepys's Reactions to RMS's Early Difficulties; Pepys's Claim that Preparation in the Writing and Grammar Schools was Inadequate; Pepys's Claim that the RMS Master was not Succeeding
Pepys Broadens his Attack on the Quality of Education at Christ's HospitalThe RMS Under Peter Perkins, Robert Wood and Edward Paget; Peter Perkins; Robert Wood; Edward Paget; Mathematics War: Samuel Newton, RMS Master, Versus Trinity House Examiners; Excerpts from Meetings of the Committee of Almoners Held Between March and December, 1708, Concerning Mr Samuel Newton's Clash with Trinity House; Reinterpreting Educational Politics Associated with the Early Years of RMS; Was the Initial RMS Program Well Designed?