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History of mathematics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Paperback. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL; PBC; PBX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048151875
ISBN
9789048151875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Paperback. Hermann Weyl was one of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century. This title contains the proceedings of the AMS Symposium on the Mathematical Heritage of Hermann Weyl, held in May 1987 at Duke University. It is suitable for mathematicians, theoretical physicists, and other scientists. Editor(s): Wells, R. O. Series: Proceedings of Symposia in Pure Mathematics. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 184. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821814826
ISBN
9780821814826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 159.89

Hardback. What is algebra? For some, it is an abstract language of x's and y's. For mathematics majors and professional mathematicians, it is a world of axiomatically defined constructs like groups, rings, and fields. This title considers how these two seemingly different types of algebra evolved and how they relate. Num Pages: 504 pages, 29 halftones. 51 line illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: PBCD; PBF; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 986.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149059
ISBN
9780691149059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 46.96

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Pearson New International Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781292027784
ISBN
9781292027784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 106.90

Paperback. Editor(s): Jullien, Vincent. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 505 pages, 161 black & white illustrations, 70 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
505
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319374956
ISBN
9783319374956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.44

Paperback. This book collects the papers of the conference held in Berlin, Germany, 27-29August 2012, on 'Space, Geometry and the Imagination from Antiquity to the Modern Age'. The conference was a joint effort by the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (Berlin) and the Centro die Ricerca Matematica Ennio De Giorgi (Pisa)." Editor(s): De Risi, Vincenzo. Series: Trends in the History of Science. Num Pages: 327 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319379845
ISBN
9783319379845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.20

hardcover. This book collects the papers of the conference held in Berlin, Germany, 27-29August 2012, on 'Space, Geometry and the Imagination from Antiquity to the Modern Age'. The conference was a joint effort by the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (Berlin) and the Centro die Ricerca Matematica Ennio De Giorgi (Pisa)." Editor(s): Risi, Vincenzo de. Series: Trends in the History of Science. Num Pages: 327 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Birkhäuser Switzerland
Edition
2015th Edition
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319121017
ISBN
9783319121017
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.37

paperback. Editor(s): Faddeev, L. D.; Gamkrelidze, R. V.; Karacuba, A. A.; Mardzhanishvili, K.K.; Miscenko, E. F.; Bakhturin, Y. A. Translator(s): Naidu, P. S. V. Series: Springer Collected Works in Mathematics. Num Pages: 401 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBH; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 629.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
1985. Reprint 2014 of the 1985 edition
Number of pages
401
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642553806
ISBN
9783642553806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.69

Paperback. In this book, Vladimir Maz'ya describes the first thirty years of his life. He describes his formative years in the Soviet Union, the awakening of his passion for mathematics and his early achievements, presenting, in the process, a vivid picture of the time. Translator(s): Alexeev, Arkady. Num Pages: 204 pages, 115 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; 3JM; BGT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319349060
ISBN
9783319349060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 33.47

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 2. Weight in Grams: 77.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1909
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663154273
ISBN
9783663154273
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.06

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781316607015
ISBN
9781316607015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.75

Paperback. Editor(s): Chandrasekharan, Komaravolu. Series: Springer Collected Works in Mathematics. Num Pages: 718 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1074.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Reprint 2014 of the 1968 edition
Number of pages
718
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662438046
ISBN
9783662438046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.69

Paperback. Editor(s): Chandrasekharan, Komaravolu. Series: Springer Collected Works in Mathematics. Num Pages: 667 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Reprint 2014 of the 1968 edition
Number of pages
667
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662442364
ISBN
9783662442364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.18

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