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History of mathematics
Hardback. This title argues that a new way of speaking of mathematics and describing it emerged at the end of the 16th century. Leading mathematicians like Hariot, Stevin, Galileo and Cavalieri began referring to their field in terms drawn from the exploration accounts of Columbus and Magellan. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 312 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; PBB; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732604
- ISBN
- 9780804732604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.98
€ 86.98
Hardcover. This book introduces fundamentals of geometry in the approximate order of their discovery, from the ancient Greeks through Euclid, to Descartes, Euler and Gauss, to spatial geometry, matrices and projective geometry. Includes many examples, figures and images. Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics / Readings in Mathematics. Num Pages: 452 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 244 x 29. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642291623
- ISBN
- 9783642291623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.97
€ 115.97
Paperback. One of the greatest revolutions in mathematics occurred when Georg Cantor promulgated his theory of transfinite sets. His religious beliefs led him to expect paradoxes in any concept of the infinite. This work shows that these played an integral part in his understanding and defense of set theory. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBCH; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691024479
- ISBN
- 9780691024479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.90€ 63.82
€ 82.90
€ 63.82
Paperback. Editor(s): Jacobson, Nathan. Series: Springer Collected Works in Mathematics. Num Pages: 787 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1193.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1983. Reprint 2013 of the 1983 edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642396830
- ISBN
- 9783642396830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.33
€ 85.33
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBKA; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Spektrum Akademischer Verlag United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783827403926
- ISBN
- 9783827403926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.30
€ 56.30
Hardback. Gian-Carlo Rota was one of those rare mathematicians who made major contributions to several areas of mathematics. This book presents his papers on differential equations, operator theory, ergodic theory, and other subjects. Series: Contemporary Mathematicians. Num Pages: 382 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBK; PBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817642754
- ISBN
- 9780817642754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.64
€ 134.64
Hardback. The significance of foundational debate in mathematics that took place in the 1920s seems to have been recognized only in circles of mathematicians and philosophers. This book presents the foundational debate in a period in the history of mathematics when mathematics and philosophy, usually so far away from each other, seemed to meet. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 471 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJG; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 168 x 36. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 471
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365363
- ISBN
- 9783764365363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.28
€ 133.28
Paperback. Helps the reader understand the progression of mathematical thought, and the very foundations of technologies. This book includes landmark discoveries spanning 2500 years and representing the work of mathematicians such as Euclid, Georg Cantor, Kurt Godel, Augustin Cauchy, Bernard Riemann and Alan Turing. Num Pages: 1184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 54. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 1184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141018782
- ISBN
- 9780141018782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.10
€ 25.99
€ 18.10
Hardback. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 171 x 23. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Birkhauser United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764372576
- ISBN
- 9783764372576
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.58
€ 55.58
Paperback. Plotting humankind's efforts to visualize data, this book discusses atheoretical plotting of data to reveal suggestive patterns. It includes chapters illustrating the uses and abuses of this invention (plotting), from a murder trial in Connecticut to the Vietnam War's effect on college admissions. Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 halftones. 93 line illus. 8 tables. BIC Classification: PBV; PBW; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 190 x 15. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134055
- ISBN
- 9780691134055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 11 color plates. 30 halftones. 93 line illus. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 30.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691175997
- ISBN
- 9780691175997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.86
€ 24.99
€ 18.86
Hardback. Spherical trigonometry was at the heart of astronomy and ocean-going navigation for two millennia. This title traces the rich history of this forgotten art, revealing how the cultures of classical Greece, medieval Islam, and the modern West used spherical trigonometry to chart the heavens and the Earth. Num Pages: 208 pages, 11 color plates. 30 halftones. 93 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PBMB; PBX; PG; TRLN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Ed.
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148922
- ISBN
- 9780691148922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.69
€ 52.99
€ 37.69
Hardback. Editor(s): Grunbaum, F. Alberto; Moerbeke, Pierre van; Moll, Victor H. Series: Contemporary Mathematicians. Num Pages: 425 pages, 59 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; PBKL; PBM; PBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 993.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 425
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319222363
- ISBN
- 9783319222363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Hardback. Comprising unpublished material including photographs and letters that were believed lost forever, this book gives deep insights into the great scholar's struggle for self-discovery, and allows the relationship to his very different brother to emerge vividly. Editor(s): Petsche, Hans-Joachim; Kannenberg, Lloyd C.; Kessler, Gottfried; Liskowacka, Jolanta. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034601542
- ISBN
- 9783034601542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Book. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 210 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764327293
- ISBN
- 9783764327293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.72
€ 85.72
Historiography of Mathematics in the 19th and 20th Centuries
. Ed(S): Remmert, Volker R.; Schneider, Marti...
hardcover. Editor(s): Remmert, Volker R.; Schneider, Martina R.; Kragh Sorensen, Henrik. Series: Trends in the History of Science. Num Pages: 276 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- SKU
- V9783319396477
- ISBN
- 9783319396477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.60
€ 198.60
Hardback. A study of the Western astronomical tradition from ancient Babylonia to the European Renaissance, with emphasis on the Greek period. The book explores the evidence for the astronomy of the ancient past and how astronomy was practised. Emphasis is placed on the material culture of ancient astronomy. Num Pages: 496 pages, numerous halftones and line figures. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PG; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 283 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195095395
- ISBN
- 9780195095395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.61
€ 174.61
Paperback. This book explores the history of abstract algebra. It shows how abstract algebra has arisen in attempting to solve some of these classical problems, providing a context from which the reader may gain a deeper appreciation of the mathematics involved. Num Pages: 184 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817646844
- ISBN
- 9780817646844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.64
€ 65.64
Provides historical context to the mathematics that undergrad math and math education majors encounter every day. This title illuminates the people, stories, and social context behind mathematics' historical advances while maintaining appropriate focus on the mathematical concepts themselves. Num Pages: 816 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1504.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Education - Europe United States
- Edition
- 7 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 816
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780073383156
- ISBN
- 9780073383156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 270.33
€ 270.33
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Pearson New International Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781292027784
- ISBN
- 9781292027784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 101.29
€ 101.29