Professional paper

Two great mathematicians of the 18th century: Bošković and Gelenbevî

İlayda Erleblebici orcid.org/0009-0002-7826-1262 ; Ege Üniveristesi İzmir *
Franka Miriam Brückler orcid.org/0000-0002-8410-0476 ; Matematički odsjek, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu

* Corresponding author.

Abstract

In this paper, we describe and compare the lives and mathematical contributions of the greatest Croatian and the greatest Turkish mathematician of the 18th century: Ruđer Josip Bošković and Gelenbevî İsmail Efendi.

Keywords

mathematics in the 18th century, mathematics education in the 18th century, Ruđer Josip Bošković, Gelenbevî İsmail Efendi

Hrčak ID:

344802

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/344802

Publication date:

17.12.2025.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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