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History of mathematics
Scientific Opportunism L’Opportunisme scientifique: An Anthology
Poincare, Henri. Ed(S): Rollet, Laurent
paperback. Editor(s): Rollet, Laurent. Series: Publications des Archives Henri Poincare / Publications of the Henri Poincare Archives / Science Autour de / Around 1900. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 373.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034894418
- ISBN
- 9783034894418
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€ 63.48
€ 63.48
Paperback. All historians of mathematics and students of the field will want a copy of this remarkable resource on their bookshelves. Num Pages: 392 pages, 29, 29 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801892486
- ISBN
- 9780801892486
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€ 44.99€ 38.86
€ 44.99
€ 38.86
Hardback. All historians of mathematics and students of the field will want a copy of this remarkable resource on their bookshelves. Num Pages: 392 pages, 29, 29 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801892479
- ISBN
- 9780801892479
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€ 85.27€ 77.26
€ 85.27
€ 77.26
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 398 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691642505
- ISBN
- 9780691642505
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€ 242.37
€ 242.37
Rockefeller and the Internationalization of Mathematics Between the Tw...
Reinhard Siegmund-Schultze
Hardback. Philanthropic societies funded by the Rockefeller family were prominent in the social history of the twentieth century, for their involvement in medicine and applied science. This book provides the first detailed study of their relatively brief but nonetheless influential foray into the field of mathematics. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJG; PBX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 877.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764364687
- ISBN
- 9783764364687
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Condition: New
€ 125.94
€ 125.94
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: 204 pages, 74 black & white illustrations, 21 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 473.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319222578
- ISBN
- 9783319222578
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Condition: New
€ 155.49
€ 155.49
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
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€ 153.31
€ 153.31
Reminiscences of the Vienna Circle and the Mathematical Colloquium
Menger, Karl. Ed(S): Golland, Louise (Univers...
Hardback. Karl Menger (1902-1985), a pure mathematician, also took an active interest in both philosophy and economics. In this memoir, he relates how these subjects developed against the Viennese background, and describes his membership of the Vienna Circle and of the Mathematical Colloquium. Editor(s): Golland, Louise (University of Chicago, Illinois, USA); McGuinness, Brian. Series: Vienna Circle Collection. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFA; HBTB; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792327110
- ISBN
- 9780792327110
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€ 128.47
€ 128.47
Hardcover. This book explains how mathematical ideas evolved in response to the growing levels of organization in human societies, from prehistoric times to the present day. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198753353
- ISBN
- 9780198753353
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Condition: New
€ 57.17
€ 57.17
Hardback. Traces the growth of mathematical modernism from its roots in problem solving and theory to its interactions with physics, philosophy, theology, psychology, and ideas about real and artificial languages. This book is suitable for mathematicians and historians. Num Pages: 528 pages, 25 halftones. 11 line illus. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 188 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1262.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691136103
- ISBN
- 9780691136103
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Condition: New
€ 76.98€ 59.46
€ 76.98
€ 59.46
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319323756
- ISBN
- 9783319323756
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€ 88.81€ 85.86
€ 88.81
€ 85.86
Hardback. In these selected essays, Charles Parsons surveys the contributions of philosophers and mathematicians who shaped the philosophy of mathematics over the past century: Brouwer, Hilbert, Bernays, Weyl, Godel, Russell, Quine, Putnam, Wang, and Tait. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPL; PBCD; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674728066
- ISBN
- 9780674728066
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Condition: New
€ 68.63€ 62.27
€ 68.63
€ 62.27
Paperback. Series: Husserliana: Edmund Husserl - Gesammelte Werke. Num Pages: 586 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 586
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1970
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401031882
- ISBN
- 9789401031882
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Condition: New
€ 381.99
€ 381.99
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
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Condition: New
€ 64.70
€ 64.70
Revealing the richness and influence of Oxford's mathematical tradition and the fascinating characters that have helped to shape it for over 800 years, this second edition brings the story right up to the opening of the new Oxford Mathematical Institute in 2013, with a foreword from Marcus du Sautoy and recent developments from Peter M. Neumann. Editor(s): Fauvel, John; Flood, Raymond; Wilson, Robin. Num Pages: 416 pages, 200 b/w line drawings, 80 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 194 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199681976
- ISBN
- 9780199681976
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€ 132.10
€ 132.10
Paperback. Andre Weil's mathematical work has deeply influenced the mathematics of the twentieth century. Part of a three-volume set, this work collects his papers in chronological order and includes lengthy commentaries on many of the articles written by Weil himself. Series: Springer Collected Works in Mathematics. Num Pages: 561 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 243 x 30. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2009. Reprint 2014 of the 2009 and 1979 edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662443224
- ISBN
- 9783662443224
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Condition: New
€ 84.03
€ 84.03
Hardback. Since the birth of democracy in ancient Greece, the simple act of voting has given rise to mathematical paradoxes that have puzzled some of the greatest philosophers. This title traces the quest by these thinkers to create a more perfect democracy and adapt to the ever-changing demands that each generation places on our democratic institutions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 tables. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691139944
- ISBN
- 9780691139944
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Condition: New
€ 38.32
€ 38.32
Hardback. Editor(s): Gesztesy, Fritz; Godefroy, Gilles; Grafakos, Loukas; Verbitsky, Igor. Series: Contemporary Mathematicians. Num Pages: 800 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKF; PBW; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319187983
- ISBN
- 9783319187983
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Condition: New
€ 129.20
€ 129.20
Hardback. Editor(s): Gesztesy, Fritz; Godefroy, Gilles; Grafakos, Loukas; Verbitsky, Igor. Series: Contemporary Mathematicians. Num Pages: 810 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKF; PBW; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319187952
- ISBN
- 9783319187952
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Condition: New
€ 131.42
€ 131.42
Hardback. 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: 265 x 188 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1184.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Green Lion Press United States
- Edition
- 3
- Number of pages
- 589
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888009248
- ISBN
- 9781888009248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 45.12
€ 51.99
€ 45.12