History of mathematics books

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The Waltz of Reason: The Entanglement of Mathematics and Philosophy

The Waltz of Reason: The Entanglement of Mathematics...

Author: Karl Sigmund
ISBN: 9781541602694
Format: Hardback
$59.99

"""A mind-bending jaunt ... that makes clear in fascinating detail how math is more than a sum of its parts"" (Publishers...  Read More >>

Brief History Of Mathematics For Curious Minds, A

Brief History Of Mathematics For Curious Minds, A

Author: Krzysztof R Apt (Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (Cwi), The Netherlands & University Of Warsaw, Poland)
ISBN: 9789811281495
Format: Paperback
$90.56

This book offers a short and accessible account of the history of mathematics, written for the intelligent layman...  Read More >>

Theory and Practice: A History of Two Centuries of Dutch Mathematics Education

Theory and Practice: A History of Two Centuries of Dutch...

Author: Harm Jan Smid
ISBN: 9783031218750
Format: Paperback
$336.35

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The Life and Work of James Bradley: The New Foundations of 18th Century Astronomy

The Life and Work of James Bradley: The New Foundations...

Author: John Fisher (independent scholar, independent scholar) ,  John Fisher
ISBN: 9780198884200
Format: Hardback
$195.95

The Life and Work of James Bradley: The New Foundations of 18th Century Astronomy is the first major work on the...  Read More >>

The Big Bang of Numbers: How to Build the Universe Using Only Math

The Big Bang of Numbers: How to Build the Universe Using...

Author: Manil Suri (University of Maryland Baltimore County)
ISBN: 9781324065937
Format: Paperback
$58.08

"Finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award ""What a fun escape! Reminds me of math books...  Read More >>

Flatland

Flatland

Author: Edwin Abbott
ISBN: 9781434105196
Format: Paperback
$26.37

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Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers

Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers

Author: Kathleen Freeman
ISBN: 9781396323263
Format: Paperback
$84.45

Philosophical quotes from Orpheus, Thales, Pythagoras, Heracleitus, Zeno, and Democritus.  Read More >>

Abstract Algebra and Famous Impossibilities: Squaring the Circle, Doubling the Cube, Trisecting an Angle, and Solving Quintic Equations

Abstract Algebra and Famous Impossibilities: Squaring...

Author: Sidney A. Morris ,  Arthur Jones
ISBN: 9783031057007
Format: Paperback
$142.29

This textbook develops the abstract algebra necessary to prove the impossibility of four famous mathematical feats:...  Read More >>

The Richness of the History of Mathematics: A Tribute to Jeremy Gray

The Richness of the History of Mathematics: A Tribute...

Author: Karine Chemla ,  José Ferreirós
ISBN: 9783031408540
Format: Hardback
$527.97

This book, a tribute to historian of mathematics Jeremy Gray, offers an overview of the history of mathematics and...  Read More >>

The Theory of Gödel

The Theory of Gödel

Author: Carlo Cellucci
ISBN: 9783031134197
Format: Paperback
$194.04

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Nonstandard-Analysis: In der Hochschul-Didaktik, Logik und Philosophie

Nonstandard-Analysis: In der Hochschul-Didaktik, Logik...

Author: Karl Kuhlemann
ISBN: 9783111224251
Format: Paperback
$120.03

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Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants

Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement from...

Author: James Vincent
ISBN: 9781324066149
Format: Paperback
$50.03

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

Geschichten aus der Mathematik: Indien, China und das europäische Erwachen

Geschichten aus der Mathematik: Indien, China und das...

Author: Heinz Klaus Strick
ISBN: 9783662669051
Format: Paperback
$79.17

Die Quellenlage ist unsicher – doch bereits im alten China wurde eine Fülle von Schreibweisen und Techniken entwickelt,...  Read More >>

Le 'Liber Augmenti Et Diminutionis: Contribution a l'Histoire Des Mathematiques Medievales

Le 'Liber Augmenti Et Diminutionis: Contribution a l'Histoire...

Author: Marc Moyon
ISBN: 9783515135733
Format: Hardback
$182.16

Le Liber augmenti et diminutionis [Livre de l'augmentation et de la diminution] est une traduction arabo-latine...  Read More >>

The Philosophy of Science: A Companion

The Philosophy of Science: A Companion

Author: Professor of Philosophy Anouk Barberousse (Sorbonne Universite) ,  Professor of Philosophy Denis Bonnay (Universite Paris Nanterre)
ISBN: 9780197680476
Format: Paperback
$92.40

Philosophy of science studies the methods, theories and concepts used by scientists. This book addresses both general...  Read More >>

Mathematical Geography in the Eighteenth Century: Euler, Lagrange and Lambert

Mathematical Geography in the Eighteenth Century: Euler,...

Author: Renzo Caddeo ,  Athanase Papadopoulos
ISBN: 9783031095726
Format: Paperback
$343.17

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

Neue Wege im mathematischen Unterricht: Auf den Spuren Mathilde Vaertings

Neue Wege im mathematischen Unterricht: Auf den Spuren...

Author: Gerda Werth
ISBN: 9783658424442
Format: Paperback
$211.17

Mathilde Vaerting (1884 – 1977) möchte den Mathematikunterricht ihrer Zeit radikal verändern und mit ihrer Methode...  Read More >>

4000 Jahre Zahlentheorie: Geschichte - Kulturen - Menschen I. Von Babel bis Abel

4000 Jahre Zahlentheorie: Geschichte - Kulturen - Menschen...

Author: Franz Lemmermeyer
ISBN: 9783662681091
Format: Hardback
$224.37

​4000 Jahre Zahlentheorie nimmt die Leser und Leserinnen mit auf eine Reise durch die Geschichte eines lange Zeit...  Read More >>

A History of Women in Mathematics: Exploring the Trailblazers of STEM

A History of Women in Mathematics: Exploring the Trailblazers...

Author: Dale DeBakcsy
ISBN: 9781399056519
Format: Hardback
$65.00

The first comprehensive history of women mathematicians in 35 years.  Read More >>

Axiomatic Thinking I

Axiomatic Thinking I

Author: Fernando Ferreira ,  Reinhard Kahle
ISBN: 9783030776596
Format: Paperback
$263.97

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Encounters with Euclid: How an Ancient Greek Geometry Text Shaped the World

Encounters with Euclid: How an Ancient Greek Geometry...

Author: Benjamin Wardhaugh
ISBN: 9780691235769
Format: Paperback
$65.87

‘An astonishingly readable and informative history of the greatest mathematical bestseller of all time … The writing...  Read More >>

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