History of mathematics books

Philosophy of language has been at the center of philosophical research at least since the start of the 20th century....  Read More >>

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This open access book discusses several didactic traditions in mathematics education in countries across Europe,...  Read More >>

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An all-encompassing history of mathematics from beloved TV presenter Johnny Ball.  Read More >>

This engaging book places Leonardo da Vinci’s scientific achievements within the wider context of the rapid development...  Read More >>

This contributed volume investigates the active role of the different contexts of mathematics teaching on the evolution...  Read More >>

Charles S. Peirce is generally regarded today as one of the most out-standing philosophers in American history and...  Read More >>

A few short decades ago, we were informed by the smooth signals of analog television and radio -we communicated...  Read More >>

This book offers a historical explanation of important philosophical problems in logic and mathematics, which have...  Read More >>

Coverage includes the use of mathematics in ancient as well as modern technology, devices and machines for computation,...  Read More >>

The book is aimed at people working in number theory or at least interested in this part of mathematics. It is hoped...  Read More >>

This book describes in detail the various theories on the shape of the Earth from classical antiquity to the present...  Read More >>

Presented as an engaging discourse, this textbook invites readers to delve into the historical origins and uses...  Read More >>

This book includes 18 peer-reviewed papers from nine countries, originally presented in a shorter form at TSG 25...  Read More >>

The contributors undertake detailed studies of this material to explore the scholarly practices of individuals,...  Read More >>

This volume traces back the history of interaction between the “computational” or “algorithmic” aspects of elementary...  Read More >>

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This second volume in a two-volume series provides an extensive collection of conjectures and open problems in graph...  Read More >>

David Hilbert is one of the outstanding mathematicians of the twentieth century and probably the most influential....  Read More >>

While it is well known that the Delian problems are impossible to solve with a straightedge and compass – for example,...  Read More >>

This book presents, for the first time, the unpublished manuscripts of Lars Hörmander, written between 1951 and...  Read More >>

This book provides a critical edition, translation, and study of the version of Euclid’s treatise made by Thābit...  Read More >>

This is the first extensive biography of the influential German mathematician, Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (1805...  Read More >>

This book examines the life and work of mathematician Giovanni Battista Guccia, founder of the Circolo Matematico...  Read More >>