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History of mathematics
Reminiscences of the Vienna Circle and the Mathematical Colloquium
Menger, Karl. Ed(S): Golland, Louise (Univers...
Hardback. Karl Menger (1902-1985), a pure mathematician, also took an active interest in both philosophy and economics. In this memoir, he relates how these subjects developed against the Viennese background, and describes his membership of the Vienna Circle and of the Mathematical Colloquium. Editor(s): Golland, Louise (University of Chicago, Illinois, USA); McGuinness, Brian. Series: Vienna Circle Collection. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFA; HBTB; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792327110
- ISBN
- 9780792327110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.08
€ 133.08
Hardback. During World War I, Italian mathematician Volterra, who deeply supported the Allied war effort, corresponded with French colleagues Borel, Hadamard and Picard. This book collects these letters, exploring the role of a scientist during wartime. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 194 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBW; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048127399
- ISBN
- 9789048127399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.78
€ 164.78
paperback. Based on a modern approach incorporating recent insights, this book offers new translations and a new analysis of the procedure texts of Babylonian mathematical astronomy, the earliest known form of mathematical astronomy of the ancient world. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 618 pages, 129 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2C; 2CS; PBX; PDX; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1565.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Nature United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 618
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489988508
- ISBN
- 9781489988508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 201.40
€ 201.40
Paperback. Series: Mathematik Im Kontext. Num Pages: 426 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBG; PBX; PDX; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 643.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642218248
- ISBN
- 9783642218248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.87
€ 84.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Garding, Lars; Hormander, Lars. Series: Springer Collected Works in Mathematics. Num Pages: 905 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBKD; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1365.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1988th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642346033
- ISBN
- 9783642346033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.55
€ 89.55
paperback. Editor(s): Feingold, M. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 270 pages, 18 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HPC; HR; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048161157
- ISBN
- 9789048161157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.05
€ 194.05
Paperback. Inventor of logarithms, John Napier made one of the greatest advances in the history of mathematics. The 16th century Scot was also a remarkable astronomer. This new edition has been redesigned and has a new cover. Num Pages: 80 pages, 30 colour/black+white. BIC Classification: BGT; PBC; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 7. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- NMSE - Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905267668
- ISBN
- 9781905267668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.32
€ 8.32
Paperback. Covering the evolution of mathematics through time and across the major Eastern and Western civilizations right up to modern mathematics this highly illustrated book addresses the methods and challenges associated with studying the history of mathematics for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 190 x 16. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199676767
- ISBN
- 9780199676767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.51
€ 74.51
Paperback. An informal guide to the evolution of mathematical language and its profound influence on our lives Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472117113
- ISBN
- 9781472117113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardback. Translator(s): Deninger, B. Num Pages: 562 pages, 1. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 961.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 562
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540209386
- ISBN
- 9783540209386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.52
€ 83.52
Paperback. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 262 pages, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048175819
- ISBN
- 9789048175819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 282.60
€ 282.60
Hardback. Counters historiographies that search for the origins of modern science within the experimental practices of Europe's first scientific institutions, such as the Cimento. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 262 pages, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402062452
- ISBN
- 9781402062452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 287.49
€ 287.49
Hardback. Takes us on a mathematical mystery tour, unraveling a tale of political struggles, psychological crises, sexual complexities, and ethical dilemmas. This book focuses on the contest between French and Russian mathematicians who sought answers to one of the oldest puzzles in math: the nature of infinity. Num Pages: 256 pages, 34 halftones, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLK2; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032934
- ISBN
- 9780674032934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.49
€ 47.99
€ 40.49
Paperback. This book offers insights into theoretical computer science and mathematics, distilling complex topics into manageable essays that summarize and explain key developments, historical context, and future directions of complexity, computability and algorithms. Num Pages: 351 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 539.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662523018
- ISBN
- 9783662523018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.68
€ 61.68
People, Problems, and Proofs: Essays from Gödel's Lost Letter: 2010
Lipton, Richard J., Regan, Kenneth W.
Hardcover. People, Problems, and Proofs Num Pages: 351 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642414213
- ISBN
- 9783642414213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Paperback. To mark the centenary of the 1910 to 1913 publication of the monumental Principia Mathematica by Alfred N. Whitehead and Bertrand Russell, this collection of fifteen new essays by distinguished scholars considers the influence and history of PM over the last hundred years. Editor(s): Griffin, N. Series: History of Analytic Philosophy. Num Pages: 485 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPL; HPM; PBB; PBX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 485
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349466115
- ISBN
- 9781349466115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.01
€ 68.01
Paperback. Editor(s): Merker, Joel. Translator(s): Merker, Joel. Num Pages: 658 pages, 7 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBG; PBM; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 997.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 658
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662512661
- ISBN
- 9783662512661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 163.92
€ 163.92
Paperback. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 513 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2004
- Number of pages
- 513
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048167197
- ISBN
- 9789048167197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 373.41
€ 373.41
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- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 513
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402027772
- ISBN
- 9781402027772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 381.58
€ 381.58
Paperback. Series: Mathematics Education Library. Num Pages: 364 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JM; JNLB; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 563.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401053976
- ISBN
- 9789401053976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 283.32
€ 283.32