History of mathematics books

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Das Science Book ist die erste leicht zugangliche und uppig illustrierte Geschichte der (Natur-)Wissenschaft....  Read More >>

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This title argues that a new way of speaking of mathematics and describing it emerged at the end of the 16th century....  Read More >>

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Brings together essays by twenty experts in the history of mathematics who have investigated the genesis of the...  Read More >>

Discusses the history of 20th century economics, and how it has become dominated by mathematical approaches.  Read More >>

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

The life story of an extraordinary mathematical genius - John Nash - who became schizophrenic, entered remission,...  Read More >>

The implicit function theorem, part of the bedrock of mathematical analysis and geometry, has important implications...  Read More >>

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Presents both a survey of the elements of trigonometry and an account of its contribution to science and social...  Read More >>

Sir Isaac Newton, creator of the first and perhaps most important scientific theory, is a giant of the scientific...  Read More >>

This book continues Ifrah's story from The Universal History of Numbers to cover the invention of computers and...  Read More >>

In this examination of Babylonian Cuneiform texts, the author suggests that they do not indicate an early development...  Read More >>

This book is a biographical sketch of the lives of two celebrated Indian scientists, J.C. Bose, the plant physiologist,...  Read More >>

This eminently readable book focuses on the people of mathematics and draws the reader into their fascinating world...  Read More >>

One of the latest mathematical discoveries was the proof, by Andrew Wiles, of Fermat's last theorum, a 300-year...  Read More >>

At the Second International Congress of Mathematicians in 1900, David Hilbert delivered a talk in which he outlined...  Read More >>

Sophus Lie (1842-1899) is without doubt one of Norway's greatest scientific talents. The terms Lie groups and Lie...  Read More >>

The classic Heath translation, in a completely new layout with plenty of space and generous margins. An affordable...  Read More >>

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