History of mathematics books

3946 books were found.

Intellectual Pursuits of Nicolas Rashevsky: The Queer Duck of Biology

Intellectual Pursuits of Nicolas Rashevsky: The Queer...
Author: Maya M. Shmailov ISBN: 9783319819976 Format: Paperback	$249.95
Who was Nicolas Rashevsky? To answer that question, this book draws on Rashevsky’s unexplored personal archival... Read More >>

On the Hypotheses Which Lie at the Bases of Geometry

On the Hypotheses Which Lie at the Bases of Geometry...
Author: Jürgen Jost , Bernhard Riemann ISBN: 9783319798806 Format: Paperback	$249.00
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Pi: The Next Generation: A Sourcebook on the Recent History of Pi and Its Computation

Pi: The Next Generation: A Sourcebook on the Recent...
Author: David H. Bailey , Jonathan M. Borwein ISBN: 9783319812700 Format: Paperback	$263.97
This book contains a compendium of 25 papers published since the 1970s dealing with pi and associated topics of... Read More >>

Astronomy and Calendars – The Other Chinese Mathematics: 104 BC - AD 1644

Astronomy and Calendars – The Other Chinese Mathematics:...
Author: Jean-Claude Martzloff ISBN: 9783662570302 Format: Paperback	$194.04
Presented from the viewpoint of the history of mathematics, this book explores both epistemological aspects of Chinese... Read More >>

Revolutions and Continuity in Greek Mathematics

Revolutions and Continuity in Greek Mathematics
Author: Michalis Sialaros ISBN: 9783110563658 Format: Hardback	$274.47
This volume aims at illustrating the complexity associated with contemporary research in ancient Greek mathematics... Read More >>

Enrico Fermi: The Obedient Genius

Enrico Fermi: The Obedient Genius
Author: Giuseppe Bruzzaniti , Ugo Bruzzo ISBN: 9781493980697 Format: Paperback	$316.77
Includes Enrico Fermi's bibliography (pages 321-333). Read More >>

Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Classic Reprint)

Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Classic...
Author: Sir Isaac Newton ISBN: 9781332448937 Format: Paperback	$24.81
Excerpt from Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica Itidem si linea nodorum per Solem transeat, paulo major... Read More >>

The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution

The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution
Author: C P Snow ISBN: 9781684115372 Format: Hardback	$38.79
"This is the publication of the influential Rede Lecture by British scientist and novelist C. P. Snow. Its thesis... Read More >>

Mathematics, Education and History: Towards a Harmonious Partnership

Mathematics, Education and History: Towards a Harmonious...
Author: Kathleen M. Clark , Tinne Hoff Kjeldsen ISBN: 9783319739236 Format: Hardback	$314.16
This book includes 18 peer-reviewed papers from nine countries, originally presented in a shorter form at TSG 25... Read More >>

Raoul Bott: Collected Papers: Volume 1-5

Raoul Bott: Collected Papers: Volume 1-5
Author: Robert D. MacPherson , Loring W. Tu ISBN: 9783319758152 Format: Hardback	$889.00
The Collected Papers of Raoul Bott are contained in five volumes, with each volume covering a different subject... Read More >>

Raoul Bott: Collected Papers: Volume 5

Raoul Bott: Collected Papers: Volume 5
Author: Loring W. Tu ISBN: 9783319517797 Format: Hardback	$340.95
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Nova Stereometria Dolorium Vinariorum / New Solid Geometry of Wine Barrels: Suivi de Accessit Stereometriae Archimedeae Svpplementvm / A Supplement to the Archimedean Solid Geometry Has Been Added

Nova Stereometria Dolorium Vinariorum / New Solid Geometry...
Author: Eberhard Knobloch , Eberhard Knobloch ISBN: 9782251448329 Format: Paperback	$314.16
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A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments: Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility

A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments: Explanatory...
Author: Henry Negretti , Joseph Zambra ISBN: 9781718744738 Format: Paperback	$24.29
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Geometry Through History: Euclidean, Hyperbolic, and Projective Geometries

Geometry Through History: Euclidean, Hyperbolic, and...
Author: Meighan I. Dillon ISBN: 9783319741345 Format: Hardback	$158.37
Presented as an engaging discourse, this textbook invites readers to delve into the historical origins and uses... Read More >>

Discourse on the Method

Discourse on the Method
Author: Rene Descartes ISBN: 9781515433125 Format: Hardback	$39.57
Philosophical and mathematical treatise published by Rene Descartes in 1637. Read More >>

Don Pigozzi on Abstract Algebraic Logic, Universal Algebra, and Computer Science

Don Pigozzi on Abstract Algebraic Logic, Universal Algebra,...
Author: Janusz Czelakowski ISBN: 9783319747712 Format: Hardback	$284.60
This book celebrates the work of Don Pigozzi on the occasion of his 80th birthday. In addition to articles written... Read More >>

Beyond Infinity: An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics

Beyond Infinity: An Expedition to the Outer Limits of...
Author: Eugenia Cheng ISBN: 9781541644137 Format: Paperback	$44.85
How one powerful concept reveals the biggest (and smallest) mathematical truths How big is the universe? How many... Read More >>

Leibniz on the Parallel Postulate and the Foundations of Geometry: The Unpublished Manuscripts

Leibniz on the Parallel Postulate and the Foundations...
Author: Vincenzo De Risi ISBN: 9783319792880 Format: Paperback	$192.95
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Varying Gravity: Dirac’s Legacy in Cosmology and Geophysics

Varying Gravity: Dirac’s Legacy in Cosmology and Geophysics...
Author: Helge Kragh ISBN: 9783319796154 Format: Paperback	$84.99
The main focus of this book is on the interconnection of two unorthodox scientific ideas, the varying-gravity hypothesis... Read More >>

Mathematician for All Seasons: Recollections and Notes Vol. 1 (1887-1945)

Mathematician for All Seasons: Recollections and Notes...
Author: Hugo Steinhaus , Abe Shenitzer ISBN: 9783319793733 Format: Paperback	$199.00
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Mathematician for All Seasons: Recollections and Notes, Vol. 2 (1945–1968)

Mathematician for All Seasons: Recollections and Notes,...
Author: Hugo Steinhaus , Abe Shenitzer ISBN: 9783319794495 Format: Paperback	$199.00
This book presents, in his own words, the life of Hugo Steinhaus (1887–1972), noted Polish mathematician of Jewish... Read More >>

Euclidean Geometry and its Subgeometries

Euclidean Geometry and its Subgeometries
Author: Edward John Specht , Harold Trainer Jones ISBN: 9783319795331 Format: Paperback	$294.95
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Turing’s Revolution: The Impact of His Ideas about Computability

Turing’s Revolution: The Impact of His Ideas about Computability...
Author: Giovanni Sommaruga , Thomas Strahm ISBN: 9783319793801 Format: Paperback	$199.00
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A Mathematician's Journeys: Otto Neugebauer and Modern Transformations of Ancient Science

A Mathematician's Journeys: Otto Neugebauer and Modern...
Author: Alexander Jones , Christine Proust ISBN: 9783319798530 Format: Paperback	$343.17
This book explores facets of Otto Neugebauer's career, his impact on the history and practice of mathematics, and... Read More >>

The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution

The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution
Author: C P Snow ISBN: 9781684115334 Format: Paperback	$19.38
"This is the publication of the influential Rede Lecture by British scientist and novelist C. P. Snow. Its thesis... Read More >>

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