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History of mathematics

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

€ 65.18

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
€ 33.72

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

€ 248.07

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

€ 102.28

hardcover. This book demonstrates how, in the Europe of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, literary writers, philosophers, and mathematicians together developed and shaped the idea of modern probability, both scientifically and aesthetically. Translator(s): Wiggins, Ellwood. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; PBT; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 865. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804768641
ISBN
9780804768641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.91

Paperback. "Any reader who aspires to be scientifically literate will find this a good starting place."-Publishers Weekly Num Pages: 315 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: PBF; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
315
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393337938
ISBN
9780393337938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.21

Hardcover. Praise for the Second Edition "An amazing assemblage of worldwide contributions in mathematics and, in addition to use as a course book, a valuable resource.. essential. Num Pages: 648 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 179 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1278.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118217566
ISBN
9781118217566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.27

Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction, Jacqueline Stedall explores the rich historical and cultural diversity of mathematical endeavour from the distant past to the present day, using illustrative case studies drawn from a range of times and places; including early imperial China, the medieval Islamic world, and nineteenth-century Britain. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199599684
ISBN
9780199599684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. The Life and Work of Leon Henkin Editor(s): Manzano, Maria; Sain, Ildiko; Alonso, Enrique. Series: Studies in Universal Logic. Num Pages: 373 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBC; PBX; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 242 x 18. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319097183
ISBN
9783319097183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.98

Paperback. Providing a full-length investigations of Pierre de Fermat's life and work, this title provides rare insight into the mathematical genius of a hobbyist who never sought to publish his work, yet who ranked with his contemporaries Pascal and Descartes in shaping the course of modern mathematics. Num Pages: 456 pages, 67 figs. BIC Classification: 3JD; BG; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
2 Revised
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691036663
ISBN
9780691036663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.90
€ 63.58

Paperback. Concentrates on thirty highlights of pure and applied mathematics. This book opens by discussing the four main philosophical foundations of mathematics of the nineteenth century and ends by describing the four important open mathematical problems of the twenty-first century. Translator(s): Sangalli, Arturo. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691128054
ISBN
9780691128054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.48

Paperback. Winner of the 1983 National Book Award, The Mathematical Experience conveyed the power and beauty of its topic to a broad audience. The study version added exercises and other classroom aids. This softcover edition includes new epilogues by the original authors. Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics. Num Pages: 525 pages, 139 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBC; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 984. Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics. 528 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Winner of the 1983 National Book Award, The Mathematical Experience conveyed the power and beauty of its topic to a broad audience. The study version added exercises and other classroom aids. This softcover edition includes new epilogues by the original authors. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PBC; PBX. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 29. Weight: 778.
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2012. Updated with Epilogues by the Authors
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817682941
ISBN
9780817682941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.74

Paperback. This text contains the following four mathematical treatises of the 15th century polymath, Leon Alberti: Ludi matematici, De Componendis Cifris, Elementi di pittura and De lunularum quadratura. Each treatise, presented in modern English, includes commentary. Editor(s): Williams, Kim; March, Lionel; Wassell, Stephen R. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034807470
ISBN
9783034807470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.15

Hardback. British mathematician Alan Turing, credited with cracking the German Enigma code during World War II, he died in 1954 after eating a cyanide-laced apple - his death was ruled a suicide. This book reveals the author's personal reflections on Turing and other fellow mathematicians. Num Pages: 176 pages, 18 line illus. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129822
ISBN
9780691129822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; JNB; JNU; PBX; YQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226421490
ISBN
9780226421490
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.22

paperback. Henri Poincare formulated his Conjecture in 1904 that promised to describe the very shape of the universe, but remained unproved until a huge prize was offered for its solution in 2000. This book explains the maths behind the Conjecture and its proof, and illuminates various personalities surrounding this perplexing conundrum. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: PBP; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141032382
ISBN
9780141032382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. In this study of the history of statistics, which begins with probability theory in the 17th century, Alain Desrosieres shows how the evolution of modern statistics has been inextricably bound up with the knowledge and power of governments. Translator(s): Naish, Camille. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; PBT; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009691
ISBN
9780674009691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 44.93

Paperback. Narrates the life of Carl Friedrich Gauss, the 18th century mathematician, from his prodigious childhood to his extraordinary achievements that earned him the title 'Prince of Mathematics'. The author has created a historical narrative that can inspire young readers and curious adults with a story full of human touch and personal achievement. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568814551
ISBN
9781568814551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.20

Hardback. In his monumental 1687 work, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, known familiarly as the Principia, Isaac Newton laid out in mathematical terms the principles of time, force, and motion that have guided the development of modern physical science. This is a modern translation based on the 1726 edition. Translator(s): Cohen, I. Bernard; Whitman, Anne. Num Pages: 992 pages, 10 b&w illustrations, 276 line figures, 27 tables. BIC Classification: HPC; PBX; PHD; PHU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 264 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1898.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
992
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition, Collector's ed.
SKU
V9780520290877
ISBN
9780520290877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.74
€ 87.12

Hardcover. This book takes the reader on a journey around the globe and through centuries of history, exploring the transformations that mathematical proof has undergone from its inception at the time of Euclid and Pythagoras to its versatile, present-day use. Num Pages: 264 pages, 83 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBCD; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2011th Edition
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387489087
ISBN
9780387489087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 43.75

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