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Hardcover. This book offers a comprehensive study of Diophantos' Arithmetika, a unique book within the known Greek mathematical corpus whose author, Diophantos, is an enigmatic figure. It details the structure, contents and mathematics of the Arithmetika. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034606424
- ISBN
- 9783034606424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardcover. Describes the development and the demise of the practice of mathematics in sixteenth century Antwerp. This book touches on all aspects of practical mathematics from teaching and instrument making to the practice of building fortifications of the practice of navigation. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JB; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400757202
- ISBN
- 9789400757202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.45
€ 128.45
Paperback. Series: Compact Textbooks in Mathematics. Num Pages: 185 pages, 150 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; PBB; PBM; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319428628
- ISBN
- 9783319428628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.44
€ 61.44
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: MB; PBF; PBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1889
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642519444
- ISBN
- 9783642519444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.90
€ 70.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 492 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1978
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400997745
- ISBN
- 9789400997745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.92
€ 129.92
Hardcover. Cambridge Reform and British Mathematics in the 19th Century. 424 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 48 colour illustrations, 48 black & white tables. This is the story of a remarkable private tutor, William Hopkins, and the education and careers of his students: the so-called 'Wranglers'. First-hand accounts of life at Cambridge allow the reader a glimpse inside Cambridge - and Hopkins's tutoring rooms. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; PBX. Dimension: 159 x 243 x 23. Weight: 858.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846287909
- ISBN
- 9781846287909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.00
€ 70.00
Paperback. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764326357
- ISBN
- 9783764326357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.54
€ 63.54
Paperback. Translator(s): Ungar, A.M. Series: Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1978
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048183494
- ISBN
- 9789048183494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 283.36
€ 283.36
Hardcover. Presents an essay on the development of Chebyshev's theory of approximation of functions, later called 'Constructive function theory', an essay of the development of the calculus of variations, and a study of the history of finite differences, in whose development Soviet mathematicians have played a prominent role. Editor(s): Kolmogorov, A. N.; Yushkevich, A. P. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBG; HBLL; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1998 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764358457
- ISBN
- 9783764358457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.93
€ 134.93
hardcover. Here is a selection of more than 400 letters from and to the Dutch physicist and Nobel Prize winner Hendrik Antoon Lorentz, covering the period from 1883 until just before his death. The letters have been selected primarily according to scientific interest. Editor(s): Kox, A. J. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 804 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PHD; PHQ; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1238.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 804
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387779393
- ISBN
- 9780387779393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 255.34
€ 255.34
Hardcover. This is a personal exploration of the life, the writings and the mathematical achievements of a remarkable 19th century woman; the book emphasizes the originality of Kovalevskaya's work and assesses her legacy and reputation as a mathematician and scientist. BIC Classification: PBX. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 18. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857299284
- ISBN
- 9780857299284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.71
€ 48.99
€ 41.71
Hardback. Editor(s): Zack, Maria; Landry, Elaine. Series: Proceedings of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics/La Societe Canadienne D'histoire et de Philosophie des Mathematiques. Num Pages: 248 pages, 69 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 561.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319432694
- ISBN
- 9783319432694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.40
€ 160.40
Hardback. This book presents contributions of mathematicians covering topics from ancient India, placing them in the broader context of the history of mathematics. Through a systematic approach, it examines these ancient mathematical ideas that were spread throughout India, China, the Islamic world, and Western Europe. Editor(s): Yadav, B S; Mohan, Man (University of Delhi). Num Pages: 218 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817646943
- ISBN
- 9780817646943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.50
€ 165.50
Paperback. Editor(s): Wolenski, Jan; Kohler, Eckehart. Series: Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook. Num Pages: 357 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; HPL; PBC; PBX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 357
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048151615
- ISBN
- 9789048151615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.77
€ 194.77
Paperback. This text contains the following four mathematical treatises of the 15th century polymath, Leon Alberti: Ludi matematici, De Componendis Cifris, Elementi di pittura and De lunularum quadratura. Each treatise, presented in modern English, includes commentary. Editor(s): Williams, Kim; March, Lionel; Wassell, Stephen R. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034807470
- ISBN
- 9783034807470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.40
€ 66.40
Hardback. This text contains the following four mathematical treatises of the 15th century polymath, Leon Alberti: Ludi matematici, De Componendis Cifris, Elementi di pittura and De lunularum quadratura. Each treatise, presented in modern English, includes commentary. Editor(s): Williams, Kim; March, Lionel; Wassell, Stephen R. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034604734
- ISBN
- 9783034604734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.69
€ 67.69
Paperback. Editor(s): Sutherland, Rosamund; Rojano, Teresa; Bell, Alan; Lins, Romulo. Series: Mathematics Education Library. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNC; JNU; PBX; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048155224
- ISBN
- 9789048155224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.14
€ 194.14
Paperback. Honoring the career of the mathematics historian J.L. Berggren, this book surveys scholarship in the mathematical sciences in ancient Greece and medieval Islam. Also included are studies by eminent scholars of the ancient and medieval mathematical sciences. Editor(s): Sidoli, Nathan; Van Brummelen, Glen. Num Pages: 598 pages, 137 black & white illustrations, 21 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1459.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 598
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662507483
- ISBN
- 9783662507483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 133.58
€ 133.58
paperback. This text is based on lectures Couturat gave at the University Caen. It is an outstanding document of the popularization and propagation of symbolic logic around 1900, and it is the only manuscript mentioned in his correspondence that has been rediscovered. Editor(s): Schlaudt, Oliver; Sakhri, Mohsen. Series: Publications des Archives Henri Poincare / Publications of the Henri Poincare Archives / Science Autour de / Around 1900. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034803076
- ISBN
- 9783034803076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 139.11
€ 139.11
Hardback. This text is based on lectures Couturat gave at the University Caen. It is an outstanding document of the popularization and propagation of symbolic logic around 1900, and it is the only manuscript mentioned in his correspondence that has been rediscovered. Editor(s): Schlaudt, Oliver; Sakhri, Mohsen. Series: Publications des Archives Henri Poincare / Publications of the Henri Poincare Archives / Science Autour de / Around 1900. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034604109
- ISBN
- 9783034604109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.20
€ 140.20