History of mathematics books

As such, the book will challenge us to rethink the history of mathematics on the American continents.  Read More >>

The Commentary of al-Nayrizi (circa 920) on Euclid’s Elements occupies an important place in the history of mathematics...  Read More >>

Der Autor stellt in dem Buch mathematische Aussagen vor, die paradox erscheinen und dennoch beweisbar sind. Er analysiert...  Read More >>

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"""A lively new book . . . [that] readers will enjoy sprinting through.""-Jordan Ellenberg, New York Times Book...  Read More >>

The author reflects on his life in his native country and in America in this Portuguese edition.  Read More >>

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Presents first-year calculus roughly in the order in which it was first discovered. This book shows how the ancient...  Read More >>

<p>This book consists of Takeo Nakasawa 's four German papers, providing their English translations. There is a...  Read More >>

Book IV of the Konika consists of two parts; the first presents a theory of poles and polars, the second deals with...  Read More >>

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Traces development of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry in ancient world; influence of Hindu and Arabic...  Read More >>

Traces development of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry in ancient world; influence of Hindu and Arabic...  Read More >>

In 1913, Russian marines stormed an Orthodox monastery at Mt. Athos, Greece to haul off monks engaged in a dangerously...  Read More >>

Luis Santalo was a mathematician who laid the foundations of Stereology and its applications. This book contains...  Read More >>

Presents an illustrated history of the International Congress of Mathematicians. This book offers a visual history...  Read More >>

This book analysis 'postmodern interpretations of science' (PIS) and the closely related 'sociology of scientific...  Read More >>

A manifesto for freeing math from the drudgery of traditional teaching by a brilliant mathematician.  Read More >>

A distinguished philosopher surveys the mathematical views and influence of Plato, Aristotle, Leibniz, and Kant....  Read More >>

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The interest earned on a bank account, the arrangement of seeds in a sunflower, and the shape of the Gateway Arch...  Read More >>

John Forbes Nash, Jr., was a mathematical prodigy and a legend by the age of thirty. But at the height of his fame,...  Read More >>

Indem das Werk die Wissenschaft hinter den 50 entscheidenden Einsichten erkundet – vom Einfachen (wie der Zahl 1)...  Read More >>

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