History of mathematics books

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An in-depth survey of the genesis and ramifications of Yakov Frenkel's scientific achievements. Special attention...  Read More >>

Die innerdeutsche Grenze verlief nicht nur zwischen zwei Staaten, sondern spiegelte sich sogar in den Grundlagenwissenschaften...  Read More >>

NICOLO 1 Technology as Knowledge: The Case of Modern Engineering Systems In recent years scholars coming from the...  Read More >>

To attempt to compile a relatively complete bibliography of the theory of functions of a real variable with the...  Read More >>

At the time of David Hilbert's death in 1943, his leading disciple, Her- mann Weyl, wrote that "" . . . the era...  Read More >>

The controversy between the wave theory and the emission theory of light early in the nineteenth century has been...  Read More >>

Die Tatsache, dass die Wissenschaft in immer zahlreichere Lebensbereiche eingreift, hat sie in den letzten Jahren...  Read More >>

To help promote cooperation between physics and mathematics Rockefeller funds supported the erection of the new...  Read More >>

This story of two remarkable women, Émilie du Châtelet and Mary Somerville, whose lives were drawn together by their...  Read More >>

Arnold Sommerfeld's ""Mathematische Theorie der Diffraction"" marks a milestone in optical theory, full of insights...  Read More >>

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Agnew * R. Ashenhurst * K. Baclawski * G. Baker * N. Balazs * J.A. Freed * R. Hamming * M. Hawrylycz * O. Judd *...  Read More >>

Astronomy Across Cultures: A History of Non-Western Astronomy consists of essays dealing with the astronomical...  Read More >>

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This is intended as a textbook on the history, philosophy and foundations of mathematics, primarily for students...  Read More >>

Die französische Marquise Émilie du Châtelet war zu ihren Lebzeiten eine weit über die Grenzen Frankreichs bekannte...  Read More >>

From the reviews of the second edition: ""This book covers many interesting topics not usually covered in a present...  Read More >>

The historical and epistemological reflection on the applications of mathematical techniques to the Sciences of...  Read More >>

This study began as an attempt to understand mechanics in the nineteenth century. The search for the particulars...  Read More >>

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Includes very interesting recollections on the author's participation in the formation of the Bourbaki Group, tells...  Read More >>

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The Latin ""Version II"", till now attributed to Adelard of Bath, is edited here for the first time. But a comparison...  Read More >>

Srinivasa Ramanujan was a mathematician brilliant beyond comparison who inspired many great mathematicians. These...  Read More >>