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Historical Mathematical Journals and Their Impact

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Which of the following is considered the first mathematical journal?

  1. Acta Eruditorum

  2. Journal des Savants

  3. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society

  4. Miscellanea Berolinensia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Acta Eruditorum, founded in 1682, is widely regarded as the first mathematical journal.

Who was the founder of the Journal des Savants?

  1. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

  2. Denis Diderot

  3. Pierre de Fermat

  4. Jean-Baptiste Colbert


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the French statesman, founded the Journal des Savants in 1665.

Which journal was established by the Royal Society of London?

  1. Acta Eruditorum

  2. Journal des Savants

  3. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society

  4. Miscellanea Berolinensia


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Royal Society of London founded the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society in 1665.

What was the primary language used in the early mathematical journals?

  1. Latin

  2. French

  3. English

  4. German


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Latin was the primary language used in early mathematical journals, as it was the lingua franca of academia at the time.

Which mathematical journal was founded by Leonhard Euler?

  1. Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae

  2. Nova Acta Eruditorum

  3. Miscellanea Berolinensia

  4. Acta Helvetica, Physico-Mathematico-Anatomico-Botanico-Medica


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Leonhard Euler founded the Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae in 1727.

What was the main focus of the journal 'Miscellanea Berolinensia'?

  1. Pure mathematics

  2. Applied mathematics

  3. Mathematical physics

  4. History of mathematics


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Miscellanea Berolinensia, founded in 1710, focused primarily on applied mathematics.

Which journal was established by Joseph-Louis Lagrange?

  1. Journal de l'École Polytechnique

  2. Annales de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées

  3. Crelle's Journal

  4. Mathematische Annalen


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Joseph-Louis Lagrange founded the Journal de l'École Polytechnique in 1794.

What was the primary language used in the Journal de l'École Polytechnique?

  1. Latin

  2. French

  3. English

  4. German


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

French was the primary language used in the Journal de l'École Polytechnique.

Which mathematical journal was founded by Carl Wilhelm Borchardt?

  1. Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik

  2. Crelle's Journal

  3. Mathematische Annalen

  4. Acta Mathematica


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Carl Wilhelm Borchardt founded the Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik in 1826.

What was the main focus of the journal 'Crelle's Journal'?

  1. Pure mathematics

  2. Applied mathematics

  3. Mathematical physics

  4. History of mathematics


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Crelle's Journal, founded in 1826, focused primarily on pure mathematics.

Which mathematical journal was established by Alfred Clebsch and Carl Neumann?

  1. Mathematische Annalen

  2. Acta Mathematica

  3. Annales de l'Institut Fourier

  4. Inventiones Mathematicae


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Alfred Clebsch and Carl Neumann founded the Mathematische Annalen in 1868.

What was the primary language used in the Mathematische Annalen?

  1. Latin

  2. French

  3. English

  4. German


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

German was the primary language used in the Mathematische Annalen.

Which mathematical journal was founded by Gösta Mittag-Leffler?

  1. Acta Mathematica

  2. Annales de l'Institut Fourier

  3. Inventiones Mathematicae

  4. Journal of the American Mathematical Society


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gösta Mittag-Leffler founded Acta Mathematica in 1882.

What was the main focus of the journal 'Annales de l'Institut Fourier'?

  1. Pure mathematics

  2. Applied mathematics

  3. Mathematical physics

  4. History of mathematics


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Annales de l'Institut Fourier, founded in 1949, focused primarily on pure mathematics.

Which mathematical journal was established by Helmut Hasse and Heinz Hopf?

  1. Inventiones Mathematicae

  2. Journal of the American Mathematical Society

  3. Annals of Mathematics

  4. Duke Mathematical Journal


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Helmut Hasse and Heinz Hopf founded Inventiones Mathematicae in 1965.

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