The Prince of Mathematics ─ Carl Friedrich Gauss

Now in Paperback! The author narrates the life of Carl Friedrich Gauss, the 18th century mathematician, from his prodigious childhood to his extraordinary achievements that earned him the title “Prince of Mathematics”. Along the way, the author introduces her young readers to a different culture, the era of small states in Germany where advancement on merits, such as Gauss’, was supported by enlightened rulers, competing for intellectual excellence and economic advantage through scientific progress in their small states.Based on extensive research of original and secondary sources, the author has created a historical narrative that will inspire young readers and even curious adults with a story full of human touch and personal achievement.

Margaret Tent grew up in western Massachusetts where she graduated from Mt. Holyoke College. She has taught mathematics for several years and enjoys bringing the history of mathematics into her teaching. She currently lives and teaches in Birmingham, Alabama.

Child Prodigy (1777–1788) Counting Sums The Duke of BraunschweigThe Schoolroom Arithmetic Early Mathematics

The Duke’s Protégé (1788–1798) Royal Patronage Gymnasium: High School Independent Study of Mathematics The Regular 17-gon Mathematical Journal Number Theory

Gifted Astronomer, Father of a Young Family (1798–1814) Carl Friedrich Gauss, PhD The Planetoid Ceres A Wife and a Child The Duke and St. Petersburg Professor of Astronomy Tragedy Marriage to Minna WaldeckThe Trip to Munich The New Observatory Gauss’ Mother

Surveyor of Hannover, Father of a Growing Family (1815–1832) Surveying Summers on the Road Trouble with Eugen

Magnetic Professor, Prince of Mathematics (1833–1855) Non-Euclidean Geometry Magnetism The Göttingen SevenLooking Back

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