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History of mathematics
Paperback. Presents Newton's "Principia" not only to modern scholars of history of science, but also to nonspecialist undergraduate students of humanities. This title moves from Newton's definitions and axioms through the essential propositions, as Newton himself identified them, to the establishment of universal gravitation and elliptical orbits. Translator(s): Donahue, William H. Num Pages: 589 pages. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Publisher
- Green Lion Press United States
- Number of pages
- 589
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 3 Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888009231
- ISBN
- 9781888009231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.02
€ 34.99
€ 32.02
Hardback. Deals with Newton's understanding of the original divine design hidden in the mathematical laws of nature and delivered to humanity by messengers, such as Noah, Moses and Christ. This book interprets Newton's mathematical method of fluxions as a divine method through which human beings can purify and guard themselves against material bondage. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 250 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402011511
- ISBN
- 9781402011511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.21
€ 149.21
Hardback. This collection of essays focuses on the reception of Leibniz's thinking in the sciences and the philosophy of science in the 19th and 20th centuries. Authors studied include C.F. Gauss, Georg Cantor, Kurd Lasswitz, Bertrand Russell, Ernst Cassirer, Louis Couturat, among others. Editor(s): Kromer, Ralph; Chin-Drian, Yannick. Series: Publications des Archives Henri Poincare / Publications of the Henri Poincare Archives / Science Autour de / Around 1900. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD; PBX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034605038
- ISBN
- 9783034605038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.97
€ 64.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 line illus. BIC Classification: PBF; PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133911
- ISBN
- 9780691133911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.63
€ 26.99
€ 20.63
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€ 40.25
€ 47.99
€ 40.25
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319255668
- ISBN
- 9783319255668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.17
€ 47.99
€ 40.17
paperback. Editor(s): Abeles, Francine F.; Fuller, Mark E. Series: Studies in Universal Logic. Num Pages: 271 pages, 71 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319247540
- ISBN
- 9783319247540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.06
€ 65.06
Paperback. Containing over 160 complex problems with hints and detailed solutions, this book can be used as a self-study guide for mathematics competitions and for improving problem-solving skills in courses on plane geometry or the history of mathematics. Num Pages: 250 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 191 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319375625
- ISBN
- 9783319375625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.28
€ 75.28
Paperback. This two volume set presents over 50 of the most groundbreaking contributions of Menahem M Schiffer. All of the reprints of Schiffer's works herein have extensive annotation and invited commentaries, offering new clarity and insight into his impact and legacy. Editor(s): Duren, Peter; Zalcman, Lawrence. Series: Contemporary Mathematicians. Num Pages: 569 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKQ; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 1075.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 569
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493939558
- ISBN
- 9781493939558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.73
€ 126.73
Paperback. This two-volume set collects more than 50 of the most groundbreaking contributions of Menahem Max Schiffer, on topics including geometric function theory, Riemann surfaces and partial differential equations. Includes annotation and invited commentaries. Editor(s): Duren, Peter; Zalcman, Lawrence. Series: Contemporary Mathematicians. Num Pages: 587 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKQ; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1287.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 587
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493936984
- ISBN
- 9781493936984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
Hardback. Menahem Max Schiffer: Selected Papers Volume 1 Editor(s): Duren, Peter; Zalcman, Lawrence. Series: Contemporary Mathematicians. Num Pages: 564 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKQ; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1287.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 564
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817636524
- ISBN
- 9780817636524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.35
€ 128.35
Measuring Heaven: Pythagoras and His Influence on Thought and Art in A...
Christiane L. Joost-Gaugier
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 61. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACK; HPCA; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801474095
- ISBN
- 9780801474095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
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
€ 188.56
€ 188.56
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
€ 188.74
€ 188.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16 halftones. 34 line illus. BIC Classification: BM; PBB; PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 16.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691175836
- ISBN
- 9780691175836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.49
€ 26.99
€ 20.49
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
€ 130.16
€ 130.16
Hardback. Presents a study of the history of mathematics in the nineteenth century. This book describes the development of geometry. It discusses analytic function theory, and shows how the work of mathematicians like Cauchy, Riemann and Weierstrass led to fresh ways of understanding functions. Editor(s): Kolmogorov, A. N.; Yushkevich, A. P. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; PBM; PBP; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764350482
- ISBN
- 9783764350482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.18
€ 150.18
paperback. Covers the evolution of mathematics in the nineteenth century as a whole. This book discusses useful concepts, methods, and algorithms. Editor(s): Kolmogorov, A. N.; Yushkevich, A. P.; Shenitzer, A. Translator(s): Grant, Hazel; Sheinin, O. B. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 2nd rev. ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764364427
- ISBN
- 9783764364427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.37
€ 128.37
Hardback. Based on research in Sanskrit sources, this title chronicles the development of mathematical techniques and texts in South Asia from antiquity to the early modern period. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 halftones. 40 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120676
- ISBN
- 9780691120676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.90€ 63.58
€ 82.90
€ 63.58
Hardback. This review of the mathematics uses in computing takes in a host of topics including software engineering and reliability, coding theory, and cryptography, and is an enlightening introductory guide to the calculations which have built our technological world. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPJ; PBX; UM; UYA; UYAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 338
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447145332
- ISBN
- 9781447145332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.88
€ 76.88