History of mathematics books

A fascinating new take on the world of Shakespeare.  Read More >>

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Zahlreiche Abbildungen und die Einbeziehung des kulturellen, politischen und literarischen Umfelds liefern ein großartiges...  Read More >>

A meticulously crafted apparatus of notes distinguishes fact from fiction, providing readers with a clear guide...  Read More >>

Felix Hausdorff is a singular phenomenon in the history of science. As a mathematician, he played a major role in...  Read More >>

The book, divided into two major parts, discusses the evolution of the concept and symbols of zero and the history...  Read More >>

Dieses Buch behandelt die Visualisierung als Methode des mathematischen Problemlösens, Begründens und Beweisens:...  Read More >>

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From the codebreakers and problem solvers, to the engineers, mathematicians and other problem-solvers – what the...  Read More >>

From the codebreakers and problem solvers, to the engineers, mathematicians and other problem-solvers – what the...  Read More >>

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John Corcoran was a very well-known logician who worked on several areas of logic. By encompassing a diverse range...  Read More >>

This book is an autobiographical interview with Chinese Academician Yuan Wang on his experience in mathematical...  Read More >>

Athanasius Kircher, the eminent 17th-century German Jesuit professor of mathematics at the Roman College emerges...  Read More >>

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‘A hugely entertaining and well-written tour of the links between math and literature. Hart’s lightness of touch...  Read More >>

Ranging from math to literature to philosophy, Uncountable explains how numbers triumphed as the basis of knowledge—and...  Read More >>

Get to grips with the essential topics in maths today through 100 key ideas, each one explained clearly in 100 words....  Read More >>

The present collection of essays are published in honor of the distinguished historian of mathematics Professor...  Read More >>

This volume explores how mathematical propositions are discovered, how they are demonstrated in various mathematical...  Read More >>

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Interdisciplinary perspective on the origin and significance of the numeral zero. Over 40 international scholars...  Read More >>

A fascinating intellectual history that takes a comparatively little-known but important idea and shows how it affects...  Read More >>

A fascinating intellectual history that takes a comparatively little-known but important idea and shows how it affects...  Read More >>

George G. Szpiro guides readers through the puzzling world of paradoxes, from Socratic dialogues to the Monty Hall...  Read More >>