History of mathematics books

An analysis of the successive unifications that have marked the fundamental advances in physics from the theory...  Read More >>

I agree with Peter Hilton when he says that genuine mathematics constitutesone ofthe finest expressions ofthe human...  Read More >>

Reflecting an insider's view of mathematical life, the author argues that mathematics must be historically evolved,...  Read More >>

The biography of a mathematical genius. Paul Erdos was the most prolific pure mathematician in history and, arguably,...  Read More >>

A history of the use of Baye's theorem over 150 years, from its discovery by Thomas Bayes to the rise of statistical...  Read More >>

This book contains a study of the technical constants found in Old Babylonian mathematics 4000 years ago - the earliest...  Read More >>

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This fascinating study of mathematical thinking among sub-Saharan African peoples covers counting in words and in...  Read More >>

Praise for A.K. Dewdney Yes, We Have No Neutrons ""We need more books like this-especially if they're this much...  Read More >>

"This work presents several new interpretations of the idea of ratio in early Greek mathematics; it focuses on the...  Read More >>

Die Integration der historischen Entwicklung in den Unterricht ist bedeutsam fA1/4r die Entwicklung eines angemessenen...  Read More >>

Presents the axiom systems of non-Euclidean geometry. This book states and proves theorem after theorem of (hyperbolic)...  Read More >>

Offers a presentation of the history of Greek mathematics, with emphasis on the Alexandrian school. Starting with...  Read More >>

The Mathematics of Measurement is a historical survey of the introduction of mathematics to physics and of the branches...  Read More >>

This is the classic introduction for the educated lay reader to the richly diverse world of mathematics: its history,...  Read More >>

This work by Rupert Hall brings together the early eighteenth century biographical notices of Sir Isaac Newton....  Read More >>

The volume gives a discourse on the nature and accomplishments of Egyptian mathematics. The author quotes and discusses...  Read More >>

The subject of this book is the Western astronomical tradition from ancient Babylonia to the European Renaissance,...  Read More >>

Topology, for many years, has been one of the most exciting and influential fields of research in modern mathematics....  Read More >>

PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES is a unique collection of competition problems from over twenty major national and international...  Read More >>

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Each volume of Nicolas Bourbakis well-known work, The Elements of Mathematics, contains a section or chapter devoted...  Read More >>

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Why did ordering an omelet cost one mathematician his life? Answers to this and other questions are found in this...  Read More >>

This book examines changing theories and perceptions of climatic change from the Enlightenment to the mid-twentieth...  Read More >>