Geometry by Its Transformations
This textbook combines the history of synthetic geometry, centered on the years 1800-1855, with a...
EAN: 9783031722806
Irrationality, Transcendence and the Circle-Squaring Problem
EAN: 9783031522253
Explorations and False Trails
The existence of the Italian abacus and German cossic algebra is at most taken note of but they...
EAN: 9783031481574
Foundations of Mathematics and Physics One Century After Hilbert
This book explores the rich and deep interplay between mathematics and physics one century after...
EAN: 9783030097288
Felix Klein
The book also explores in depth how the growing fame of the “Erlangen Program” undermined Klein’s...
EAN: 9783031854736
History of the Priority Di?pute between Newton and Leibniz
This book provides a thrilling history of the famous priority dispute between Gottfried Wilhelm...
EAN: 9783030102265
Richer Picture of Mathematics
Rowe captures the rich tapestry of mathematical creativity in this collection of essays from the...
EAN: 9783030098124
Mathematics Before and After Pythagoras
EAN: 9783031742231
History of Mathematics and Its Contexts
EAN: 9783031608278
Irrationality, Transcendence and the Circle-Squaring Problem
EAN: 9783031522222
Descartes on Mathematics, Method and Motion
This book argues that Descartes’ physics was a milestone on the road to modern mathematical...
EAN: 9783031570605
Elusive Phenomena, Unwieldy Things
This open access book provides a historical treatment of scientific control in experimentation in...
EAN: 9783031529566
From Summetria to Symmetry: The Making of a Revolutionary Scientific Concept
John Roche’s brief essay (1987), in which he sketched the broad outlines of the history of this...
EAN: 9789048178841
Pattern of Change
'The Pattern of Change' explores the concept that pattern is the manifestation of change,...
EAN: 9781009546539
Pattern of Change
'The Pattern of Change' explores the concept that pattern is the manifestation of change,...
EAN: 9781009546515
Empire of the Sum
The hidden history of the pocket calculator—a device that ushered in modern mathematics, helped...
EAN: 9781324086390
Underground Mathematics
Morel tells the story of subterranean geometry, a forgotten discipline that developed in the...
EAN: 9781009267267
Mathematicians' Library
A lavishly illustrated compendium of the most significant publications that have informed...
EAN: 9781836004851
