Sydney Luxton Loney, M.A. (16 March 1860 – 16 May 1939) was a Professor of Mathematics at the Royal Holloway College, Egham, Surrey, and a fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, England.[1] He authored a number of mathematics texts, some of which have been reprinted numerous times. He is known as an early influence on Srinivasa Ramanujan.[2]
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| Born | March 16, 1860 Chevithorne, Devon, England |
| Died | May 16, 1939 (aged 79) |
| Alma mater | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, author |
| Organization | Royal Holloway College |
Loney was educated at Maidstone Grammar School, in Tonbridge and at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a B.A. as 3rd Wrangler in 1882.[3] His books on Plane Trigonometry and Coordinate Geometry are very popular among senior high school students in India who are preparing for engineering entrance exams like JEE Advanced.[4]
Bibliography edit
- Loney, SL (1889), A treatise on elementary dynamics, Cambridge: University Press, JFM 21.0845.01
- Loney, SL (1893), "Mechanics and hydrostatics for beginners", Nature, 47 (1219), Cambridge: University Press: 437, Bibcode:1893Natur..47..437G, doi:10.1038/047437b0, JFM 25.1331.02, S2CID 3983398
- Loney, SL (1895), The elements of coordinate geometry, London: Macmillan and Co., JFM 26.0640.01
- Loney, SL (1897), The elements of statics and dynamics, Cambridge: University Press, JFM 23.0903.08
- Loney, SL (1903), A Shilling Arithmetic, London: Macmillan and Co.
- Loney, SL (1909), An elementary treatise on the dynamics of a particle and of rigid bodies, Cambridge: University Press, JFM 21.0845.02
- Loney, SL (1912), An elementary treatise on statics, Cambridge: University Press, JFM 43.0799.06
- Loney, SL (1912), Plane Trigonometry, Cambridge: University Press, JFM 25.0892.12
References edit
- ^ "List of Members of The London Mathematical Society" (PDF), Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society, vol. 35, 13 November 1902
- ^ Berndt, Bruce C.; Rankin, Robert A. (2000). "The books studied by Ramanujan in India". The American Mathematical Monthly. 107 (7): 595–601. doi:10.1080/00029890.2000.12005244. JSTOR 2589114. S2CID 218544331.
- ^ "Loney, Sidney Luxton (LNY878SL)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Trigonometry for JEE Main and Advanced". www.acadboost.com. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
Sources edit
- Harold Simpson (1939), "Sidney Luxton Loney", J. London Math. Soc., s1-14 (3): 240, doi:10.1112/jlms/s1-14.3.240
- Higgins, E. C. (17 June 1939), "Prof. S. L. Loney", Nature, 143 (3633): 1011–1012, Bibcode:1939Natur.143.1011H, doi:10.1038/1431011a0
External links edit
- Plane Trigonometry, 1st Edition (1893) at the Internet Archive
- Plane Trigonometry, 2nd Edition (1895) at the Internet Archive
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