The Analytical Society was a group formed in the early 19th century, primarily in Britain, that aimed to promote the use and understanding of analytical methods in mathematics, particularly calculus. Founded in 1813, it was a response to the predominance of the traditional calculus taught in British universities, which was often based on the work of Newton rather than the more rigorous methods developed by mathematicians like Joseph-Louis Lagrange and Augustin-Louis Cauchy.
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