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History of mathematics
Hardcover. Bringing together contributions from leading experts, and offering much-needed insight, this book analyses historical problems in the use of mathematics in physics, the use of physics in mathematics and the emergence of the discipline of Mathematical Physics. Editor(s): Barbin, E.; Pisano, Raffaele. Series: History of Mechanism and Machine Science. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PBX; PDX; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 240 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400753792
- ISBN
- 9789400753792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Throughout the book, readers take a journey throughout time and observe how people around the world have understood these patterns of quantity, structure, and dimension around them. Num Pages: 252 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118853849
- ISBN
- 9781118853849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.75
€ 103.75
Paperback. Translator(s): Armstrong, A. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HPD; HPK; JFC; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 605.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048143382
- ISBN
- 9789048143382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 250.41
€ 250.41
Hardback. An understanding of developments in Arabic mathematics between the IXth and XVth century is vital to a full appreciation of the history of classical mathematics. This book highlights one of the major developments in Arabic mathematical thinking, provoked by the double fecondation between arithmetic and the algebra of al-Khwarizmi. Translator(s): Armstrong, Angela. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792325659
- ISBN
- 9780792325659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 257.09
€ 257.09
Paperback. Karl Gustafson was given just two weeks to write the first US spy satellite's software. The project would fundamentally alter America's Cold War strategy, and this autobiographical account of a remarkable academic tells this fascinating inside story for the first time. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KF; PBKS; PBW; PBX; UMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642441424
- ISBN
- 9783642441424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 33.49
€ 41.99
€ 33.49
Paperback. Ranging from the Ishango Bone of central Africa and the Inca quipu of South America to the dawn of modern mathematics, this book points out that human beings everywhere have been capable of advanced and innovative mathematical thinking. It shows us the deep influence that the Egyptians and Babylonians had on the Greeks. Num Pages: 584 pages, 6 halftones. 164 line illus. 18 tables. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KLS; PBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Third
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135267
- ISBN
- 9780691135267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. The Complex Itinerary of Leibniz's Planetary Theory Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 198 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; PBX; PDX; PHDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319212357
- ISBN
- 9783319212357
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Hardback. Calculus is the mathematical method for the analysis of things that change, and since in the natural world we are surrounded by change, the development of calculus was a huge breakthrough in the history of mathematics. David Acheson charts the historical development of calculus and takes readers through the basic ideas, step by step. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 115 black and white images. BIC Classification: PBK; PBKA; PBX. Dimension: 196 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198804543
- ISBN
- 9780198804543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.19
€ 18.99
€ 15.19
Paperback. A handy where-to-find-it pocket reference companion to Euclid's Elements. Provides all the propositions and diagrams without the detailed proofs. Readers can use it to see the scope and structure of Elements, identify exactly what Euclid covers and what he doesn't, and to find the location of remembered propositions. Editor(s): Densmore, Dana. Translator(s): Heath, Thomas L. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBH; PBM; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Publisher
- Green Lion Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888009217
- ISBN
- 9781888009217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.13
€ 14.99
€ 14.13
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. The Art of Science Editor(s): Lupacchini, Rossella; Angelini, Annarita. Num Pages: 223 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, 21 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDA; PDX; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319021102
- ISBN
- 9783319021102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.21
€ 67.21
The Art of Science. From Perspective Drawing to Quantum Randomness.
. Ed(S): Lupacchini, Rossella; Angelini, Anna...
Paperback. This book extends Leonardo da Vinci's vision of painting to issues of mathematics and encourages the reader to see science as an art. It restores a visual dimension to mathematical sciences. Editor(s): Lupacchini, Rossella; Angelini, Annarita. Num Pages: 223 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, 21 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDA; PDX; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319379074
- ISBN
- 9783319379074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
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
Paperback. Num Pages: 197 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 197
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034897075
- ISBN
- 9783034897075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 148.97
€ 148.97
The Application of Mathematics to the Sciences of Nature. Critical Mom...
. Ed(S): Pellegrini, Claudio; Cerrai, Paola (...
Paperback. Editor(s): Pellegrini, Claudio; Cerrai, Paola (University of Pisa, Italy); Freguglia, Paolo. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDE; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461351474
- ISBN
- 9781461351474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.94
€ 194.94
Paperback. An autobiography of mathematician Stanislaw Ulam, one of the great scientific minds of the twentieth century, tells a story with prophetic speculations and peppered with anecdotes. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520071544
- ISBN
- 9780520071544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.62
€ 27.99
€ 21.62
Hardcover. Editor(s): Holden, Helge; Piene, Ragni. Num Pages: 571 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, 43 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PH; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 958.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642394485
- ISBN
- 9783642394485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.60
€ 209.60
Technological Concepts and Mathematical Models in the Evolution of Mod...
. Ed(S): Lucertini, Mario; Millan Gasca, Ana;...
Paperback. Editor(s): Lucertini, Mario; Millan Gasca, Ana; Nicolo, Fernando. Num Pages: 246 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBF; PBW; PBX; TGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034896337
- ISBN
- 9783034896337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
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
€ 59.41
€ 46.96
Hardback. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 401 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBG; PBX; PNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764319748
- ISBN
- 9783764319748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.77
€ 135.77