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The Mathematics Of Sonya Kovalevskaya
Roger Cooke
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Description for The Mathematics Of Sonya Kovalevskaya
Hardback. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PBKJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1170.
This book is the result of a decision taken in 1980 to begin studying the history of mathematics in the nineteenth century. I hoped by doing it to learn some thing of value about Kovalevskaya herself and about the mathematical world she inhabited. Having been trained as a mathematician, I also hoped to learn something about the proper approach to the history of the subject. The decision to begin the study with Kovalevskaya, apart from the intrinsic interest of Kovalevskaya herself, was primarily based upon the fact that the writing on her in English had been done by people who ... Read more
This book is the result of a decision taken in 1980 to begin studying the history of mathematics in the nineteenth century. I hoped by doing it to learn some thing of value about Kovalevskaya herself and about the mathematical world she inhabited. Having been trained as a mathematician, I also hoped to learn something about the proper approach to the history of the subject. The decision to begin the study with Kovalevskaya, apart from the intrinsic interest of Kovalevskaya herself, was primarily based upon the fact that the writing on her in English had been done by people who ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387960302
SKU
V9780387960302
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