History of mathematics books

Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One's Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences (French: Discours...  Read More >>

This book is dedicated to V.A. Yankov’s seminal contributions to the theory of propositional logics. His papers,...  Read More >>

Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One's Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences (French: Discours...  Read More >>

C.S. Peirce's mathematics, elaborated between 1870 and 1910, have acquired an enormous impact a century later. His...  Read More >>

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The book gives access to al-Zanjani's treatise Balance of the equation in the science of algebra and al-muqabala....  Read More >>

This volume presents the beautiful memoirs of Euler, Lagrange and Lambert on geography, translated into English...  Read More >>

Our universe has multiple origin stories, from religious creation myths to the Big Bang of scientists. But if we...  Read More >>

Our universe has multiple origin stories, from religious creation myths to the Big Bang of scientists. But if we...  Read More >>

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Over the past eighty years, martingales have become central in the mathematics of randomness. They appear in the...  Read More >>

In this two-volume compilation of articles, leading researchers reevaluate the success of Hilbert's axiomatic method,...  Read More >>

Our universe has multiple origin stories, from religious creation myths to the Big Bang of scientists. But if we...  Read More >>

A New Yorker Best Book of 2022 Finalist for the 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science & Technology A...  Read More >>

A fresh exploration into the 'human nature versus technology' argument, revealing an unexpected advantage that humans...  Read More >>

He [Kronecker] was, in fact, attempting to describe and to initiate a new branch of mathematics, which would contain...  Read More >>

The book offers an extensive study on the convoluted history of the research of algebraic surfaces, focusing for...  Read More >>

Bahnbrechende Erkenntnisse und tiefe Krisen, revolutionäre Entdeckungen und Widerlegung von bis dato unverrückbaren...  Read More >>

A lively and engaging look at logic puzzles and their role in recreation, mathematics, and philosophy.  Read More >>

This textbook offers a rigorous presentation of mathematics before the advent of calculus. Fundamental concepts...  Read More >>

A New Yorker Best Book of 2022 A vibrant account of how measurement has invisibly shaped our world, from ancient...  Read More >>

A New Yorker Best Book of 2022 A vibrant account of how measurement has invisibly shaped our world, from ancient...  Read More >>

The First Edition of the book is a collection of articles, all by the author, on the Indian mathematical genius...  Read More >>

In this two-volume compilation of articles, leading researchers reevaluate the success of Hilbert's axiomatic method,...  Read More >>

A popular and readable book about the history of mathematicians in Wales, appealing to a wide audience including...  Read More >>