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Hardback. The Siddhantasundara is the last major treatise of Indian astronomy and cosmology to receive serious scholarly attention, Knudsen's careful effort unveils the 500-year-old Sanskrit verses and shows the clever quirkiness of Jnanaraja's writing style, his keen use of mathematics, and his subtle philosophical arguments. Num Pages: 376 pages, 31, 31 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; PBX; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421414423
- ISBN
- 9781421414423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.90€ 82.36
€ 90.90
€ 82.36
Hardback. And Yet it is Heard Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 601 pages, 95 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 601
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034806749
- ISBN
- 9783034806749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.04
€ 197.04
Hardback. And Yet it is Heard Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 421 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, 2 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 979.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 421
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034806718
- ISBN
- 9783034806718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.08
€ 129.08
Hardback. Die Biographie schildert das wechselvolle Leben des ungarischen Mathematikers Janos Bolyai (1802 1860), der nachwies, dass die euklidische Geometrie keine Denknotwendigkeit ist. Damit legte er einen Grundstein fur die Entwicklung der Physik im 20.Jahrhundert." Translator(s): Stern, Manfred. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034600453
- ISBN
- 9783034600453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.73
€ 106.73
Paperback. Hankins brings together the many aspects of Hamilton's life and work-from his significant contributions to mathematics, optics, and mechanics to his passion for metaphysics, poetry, and politics-fully portraying the brilliant man whose faith and idealism guided him in everything he did. Num Pages: 500 pages, 48, 20 black & white halftones, 28 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801869730
- ISBN
- 9780801869730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 42.58
€ 44.99
€ 42.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 454 pages, 138 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, 52 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PBC; PBH; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1116.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493953417
- ISBN
- 9781493953417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.75
€ 81.75
hardcover. Focuses on the origins and subsequent development of the structure of the theory, particularly the structure and representations of semisimple groups, with emphasis on the motivation behind the mathematics. This book is useful not only to historians of mathematics and mathematicians, but also to students. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 566 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBG; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 989.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 566
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387989631
- ISBN
- 9780387989631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.64
€ 238.64
Hardcover. This book on focuses on the work of Ferdinand Frobenius in linear algebra, its relationship with the work of Burnside, Cartan, and Molien, and its extension by Schur and Brauer. Also covers the Berlin school of mathematics and the guiding force of Weierstrass. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 699 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 240 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 686
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461463320
- ISBN
- 9781461463320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.73
€ 187.73
Paperback. This volume offers insights into the development of mathematical logic over the last century. The chapters explore technical innovations, the philosophical consequences of work during the period, and the historical and social context in which the logicians worked. Editor(s): Drucker, Thomas. Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBCD; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint of the 1991 ed
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817647681
- ISBN
- 9780817647681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Hardcover. This book develops the major themes of time series analysis from its formal beginnings in the early part of the 20th century to the present day through the research of six distinguished British statisticians, all of whose work is characterised by the British traits of pragmatism and the desire to solve practical problems of importance. Series: Palgrave Advanced Texts in Econometrics. Num Pages: 450 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; PBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230369115
- ISBN
- 9780230369115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.15
€ 196.15
Paperback. Editor(s): Ahlfors, L. V.; Gehring, F. W. Series: Springer Collected Works in Mathematics. Num Pages: 761 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBK; PBMP; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Reprint 2015 of the 1982 edition
- Number of pages
- 761
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662470091
- ISBN
- 9783662470091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.15
€ 88.15
Hardback. Placed in its contemporary context, this title is also related to the interests of practising mathematicians today. It is suitable for mathematical historians, researchers, and numerical analysts. Translator(s): Tweddle, Ian. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBK; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852337230
- ISBN
- 9781852337230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.65
€ 133.65
Hardback. This book presents a detailed and rigorous account of the work of Tobias Mayer, a mathematician and astronomer of the middle 18th century. Mayer's most famous contribution is his set of lunar tables, which were the best available in their time. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 246 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PGC; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441913135
- ISBN
- 9781441913135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.69
€ 132.69
Paperback. This book presents a detailed and rigorous account of the work of Tobias Mayer, a mathematician and astronomer of the middle 18th century. Mayer's most famous contribution is his set of lunar tables, which were the best available in their time. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 246 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PG; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461425038
- ISBN
- 9781461425038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardcover. This book takes the reader on a journey around the globe and through centuries of history, exploring the transformations that mathematical proof has undergone from its inception at the time of Euclid and Pythagoras to its versatile, present-day use. Num Pages: 264 pages, 83 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBCD; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387489087
- ISBN
- 9780387489087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.30
€ 53.99
€ 45.30
Hardback. This engaging contribution to popular science explores hot-button topics in mathematics that up to now have been largely absent from the genre. Real-world examples and visual aids help unlock the numerical principles of topics such as wavelets and encryption. Num Pages: 382 pages, 121 black & white illustrations, 78 colour illustrations, 19 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: PBW; PBX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 189 x 21. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461489382
- ISBN
- 9781461489382
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.55€ 59.28
€ 62.55
€ 59.28
Paperback. This collection of essays examines in detail the history of some of the concepts involved in bringing statistical argument "to the table", and some of the pitfalls that have been encountered. Topics range from 17th century medicine and blood circulation to the meter of Virgil's poetry. Num Pages: 512 pages, 24 line illustrations, 34 tables. BIC Classification: DN; JFCX; PBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 33. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- n Third printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009790
- ISBN
- 9780674009790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.24
€ 42.99
€ 36.24
Paperback. What gives statistics its unity as a science? Stephen Stigler sets forth the seven foundational ideas of statistics-a scientific discipline related to but distinct from mathematics and computer science and one which often seems counterintuitive. His original account will fascinate the interested layperson and engage the professional statistician. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088917
- ISBN
- 9780674088917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.58
€ 31.99
€ 30.58
Paperback. Helps the reader understand the progression of mathematical thought, and the very foundations of technologies. This book includes landmark discoveries spanning 2500 years and representing the work of mathematicians such as Euclid, Georg Cantor, Kurt Godel, Augustin Cauchy, Bernard Riemann and Alan Turing. Num Pages: 1184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 54. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 1184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141018782
- ISBN
- 9780141018782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. Editor(s): Clucas, Stephen. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; HP; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1035.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2006
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048170845
- ISBN
- 9789048170845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 253.27
€ 253.27