[Un effort coordonné? Des rédacteurs américains se lancent dans la publication de revues mathématiques, 1804-1878]
The existing list of American periodicals that include mathematical content prior to the 1876 founding of The American Journal of Mathematics suggests a series of discrete attempts to start a specialized mathematical journal. This paper argues that a handful of mathematical practitioners in fact participated in far more sustained and contiguous efforts to start and sustain an elevated level of specialized mathematical periodical publication in the United States in the first three quarters of the nineteenth century.
La liste des périodiques américains comportant un contenu mathématique antérieurement à la fondation de The American Journal of Mathematics pourrait être interprété comme une série de tentatives isolées pour créer un journal spécialisé en mathématiques. Cet article soutient qu'une poignée de praticiens des mathématiques ont en fait fourni des efforts beaucoup plus soutenus et continus pour créer et maintenir une activité de publications périodiques mathématiques spécialisées d'un niveau élevé aux États-Unis au cours des trois premiers quarts du xixe siècle.
Keywords: Editors, journals, mathematical publication, United States, 19th century
Mots-clés : Rédacteurs, revues, presse mathématique, États-Unis, xix e siècle
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