History of mathematics books

Modern mathematical logic would not exist without the analytical tools first developed by George Boole in The Mathematical...  Read More >>

Deals with the development of thinking under different cultural conditions, focusing on the evolution of mathematical...  Read More >>

Ce seul titre fera débat. Plongeons dans la recherche vive en histoire des mathématiques avec quatre questions d'érudition...  Read More >>

In Figuring Space Gilles Chatelet seeks to capture the problem of intuition of mobility in philosophy, mathematics...  Read More >>

Mathematics has stood as a bridge between the Humanities and the Sciences since the days of classical antiquity....  Read More >>

Constance Reid, in Chapter VII of her book Hilbert, tells the story of the writing of the Zahlbericht, as his report...  Read More >>

Nach dem Krieg bezieht er Stellung gegen den Faschismus, womit seine Ausgrenzung beginnt.1926 tritt er als Präsident...  Read More >>

And must we not also recognize that this length of time is generally longer than that ofthe official length of time...  Read More >>

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Why has the base crew on the Planet of Puzzles disappeared? Your mission is to rescue the crew, using your knowledge...  Read More >>

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People were already interested in prime numbers in ancient times, and the first result concerning the distribution...  Read More >>

Since their appearance in the late 19th century, the Cantor--Dedekind theory of real numbers and philosophy of...  Read More >>

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In 1907 Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer defended his doctoral dissertation on the foundations of mathematics and with...  Read More >>

Explores how the development of algebraic symbolism, logarithms, and the practical demands for an expanded number...  Read More >>

Presents a fresh and comprehensive picture of David Hilbert's intense, original, and influential involvement with...  Read More >>

In this examination of the Babylonian cuneiform ""algebra"" texts, based on a detailed investigation of the terminology...  Read More >>

An acclaimed science writer tells the story of Pope Sylvester II, the erstwhile mathematician, astronomer, and spy,...  Read More >>

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This generalization of Hilbert's original programme has fueled modern proof theory which is a rich part of mathematical...  Read More >>

This book confronts the issue of how young people can find a way into the world of algebra.  Read More >>

A collection of papers presented at the conference on Probability Theory - Philosophy, Recent History and Relations...  Read More >>