Talk:George Green (mathematician)

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Green may have known of the Analytical Society's work

This article is well written and informative, but too long. Also, it simply does not "feel" like a Wikipedia entry, and I wonder if much of it wasn't taken from somewhere else without attribution.

The entry says that Green's competence at advanced calculus in the manner of Leibniz (note correct spelling) is unaccountable. That is going too far; Robert Woodhouse (the Lucasian Professor at Cambridge, 1820-27) began promoting the methods of Leibniz in 1803.

Most physics post-Newton was done in continental Europe using the notation of Leibniz. Because British universities and writing adhered to Newton's notation, most people educated in the UK could not understand continental physics, much less contribute to it. In 1812, a group of Cambridge undergraduates were so disturbed by this situation that they formed the Analytical Society to propagate the methods of Leibniz in the UK. The founders of the Society included Charles Babbage, George Peacock, and John Herschel. I have absolutely no idea if Green knew anything of the Analytical Society and its work, but the possibility deserves a close investigation.

In 1819, the Cambridge don William Whewell published his An Elementary Treatise on Mechanics which employed Leibniz's notation and became a standard text. An 1826 article by John Ainz, who had studied at Cambridge, showed how to apply Leibniz's calculus to various physical problems. Other British universities soon followed Cambridge's example. By 1830, Leibniz's calculus had carried the day.

Green was, in a sense, walking in the footsteps of Leibniz, the person I would choose as the most brilliant European of all time.132.181.160.42 (talk) 23:00, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I believe you are correct in disputing this claim. I do know that because of Babbage, Peackock, Herschel, et. al. that during the time Green was at Cambridge the Tripos examination did cover Continental developments in mathematics. The test covered William H Miller's An Elementary Treatise on the Differential and Integral Calculus and John Hymers' A Treatise on the Integral Calculusas well as several of Whewell's works. That being said, as evidenced by there inclusion on the Tripos examination, Continental developments in mathematics were quite likely to have gained a foothold in England before their inclusion on the Tripos. The source of the material on the 1937 Tripos examination is James Joseph Sylvester: Jewish mathematician in a Victorian world by Karen Hunger Parshall.99.154.122.230 (talk) 06:06, 2 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Uploading a picture/portrait

I have found what appears to be a portrait of George Green here (third jpeg down) http://www.dert2007.org.uk/nottingham_people.htm and I'm just wondering if it could be used under fair usage? I'm really hoping that a more experienced Wikipedian can advise/oblige, otherwise I shall endeavour... 2.122.252.31 (talk) 02:48, 26 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There is a memorial stone for George Green in the nave of Westminster Abbey beside the graves of Sir Isaac Newton and Lord Kelvin. One can see it at http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/people/george-green. Would it be possible to include that image on this page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by TBond (talk • contribs) 04:28, 10 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Could this be a real picture of George Green?

It seems that data match

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20882/george-green