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Hardback. While the Jesuits claimed Xu as a convert, he presented the Jesuits as men from afar who had traveled from the West to China to serve the emperor. Num Pages: 384 pages, 17, 15 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; 3JD; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421406060
- ISBN
- 9781421406060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.13
€ 74.13
Paperback. Editor(s): Hendricks, Vincent F.; Jorgensen, Klaus Frovin; Lutzen, Jesper; Pedersen, Stig Andur. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 497.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048173068
- ISBN
- 9789048173068
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Condition: New
€ 194.86
€ 194.86
Paperback. Unique graphic introductions to big ideas and thinkers, written by experts in the field. Illustrator(s): Van Loon, Borin. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 122 x 13. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Icon Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Fourth
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848312975
- ISBN
- 9781848312975
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.90
€ 11.99
€ 9.90
Hardback. Italian mathematics between the two World Wars was shaped by a colorful array of strong personalities who concentrated their efforts on a select number of fields and won international recognition and respect in an incredibly short time. This book describes Italian mathematics in the period between the two World Wars. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 615.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764365554
- ISBN
- 9783764365554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.73
€ 133.73
Hardback. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 354 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, 17 black & white tables, 5 colou. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 713.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319319926
- ISBN
- 9783319319926
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.34
€ 140.34
She highlights the human side of what many view as that most arcane and otherworldly of intellectual endeavors, mathematics, which indeed answers to such diverse factors as religion, ego, and depression. Num Pages: 544 pages, 13, 8 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 36. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801882913
- ISBN
- 9780801882913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.63
€ 94.63
Hardback. Placed in its contemporary context, this title is also related to the interests of practising mathematicians today. It is suitable for mathematical historians, researchers, and numerical analysts. Translator(s): Tweddle, Ian. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBK; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852337230
- ISBN
- 9781852337230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.65
€ 133.65
Hardback. t/c with MS. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JD; DNF; PBMS; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387987484
- ISBN
- 9780387987484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.85
€ 133.85
Hardback. Die Biographie schildert das wechselvolle Leben des ungarischen Mathematikers Janos Bolyai (1802 1860), der nachwies, dass die euklidische Geometrie keine Denknotwendigkeit ist. Damit legte er einen Grundstein fur die Entwicklung der Physik im 20.Jahrhundert." Translator(s): Stern, Manfred. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034600453
- ISBN
- 9783034600453
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.73
€ 106.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBC; PBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 261.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319355955
- ISBN
- 9783319355955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.53
€ 65.53
Hardback. Presents the features of the Wasan tradition, which is the indigenous mathematics that developed in Japan during the Edo period (1600-1868). This work offers a description of the mathematical textbooks published in the 17th century, then shifts to the work of the two leading mathematicians of this tradition, Seki Takakazu and Takebe Katahiro. Translator(s): Wimmer-Zagier, Silke. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 377 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; PBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 377
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764387440
- ISBN
- 9783764387440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 285.05
€ 285.05
Paperback / so. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: BG; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034872751
- ISBN
- 9783034872751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.34
€ 83.34
Paperback. Editor(s): Clucas, Stephen. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFF; HP; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1035.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2006
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048170845
- ISBN
- 9789048170845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 253.27
€ 253.27
Paperback. Inventor of logarithms, John Napier made one of the greatest advances in the history of mathematics. The 16th century Scot was also a remarkable astronomer. This new edition has been redesigned and has a new cover. Num Pages: 80 pages, 30 colour/black+white. BIC Classification: BGT; PBC; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 7. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- NMSE - Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905267668
- ISBN
- 9781905267668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.32
€ 8.32
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 64 line illus. 48 tables. BIC Classification: 3JD; PBC; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 175 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691155708
- ISBN
- 9780691155708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. Series: Studies in the History of Mathematics & Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 885 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGH; PBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1718.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 885
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387971803
- ISBN
- 9780387971803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 290.99
€ 290.99
Paperback. Journey through Mathematics offers an in-depth look at some of the most important aspects of about two thousand years of mathematical history. Topics include trigonometry and logarithms, complex numbers, infinite series, calculus, and some of the lesser known, but crucial contributors to modern day mathematics. Num Pages: 477 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 477
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489988423
- ISBN
- 9781489988423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 151.74
€ 151.74
Hardcover. Journey through Mathematics offers an in-depth look at some of the most important aspects of about two thousand years of mathematical history. Topics include trigonometry and logarithms, complex numbers, infinite series, calculus, and some of the lesser known, but crucial contributors to modern day mathematics. Num Pages: 466 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387921532
- ISBN
- 9780387921532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.70
€ 152.70
Paperback. Editor(s): Posy, Carl J. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; PBX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048141050
- ISBN
- 9789048141050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.04
€ 195.04
Kolmogorov in Perspective (History of Mathematics) (History of Mathema...
American Mathematical Society/London Mathemat...
Paperback. Includes articles written by A N Kolmogorov's students and colleagues and his personal accounts of shared experiences and lifelong mathematical friendships. This volume includes the following articles: ""On A N Kolmogorov"" by V I Arnol'd, ""In Memory of A N Kolmogorov"" by S M Nikol'skii, and ""A Few Words on A N Kolmogorov"" by P S Aleksandrov. Series: History of Mathematics. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821829189
- ISBN
- 9780821829189
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 144.59
€ 144.59