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hardcover. Thomas Bayes (1702-1761) was an English clergyman and mathematician. Until around 1950, he was considered a minor contributor to the history of mathematics, and if he was known at all it was because his name was attached to a simple theorem in the calculus of probabilities. This book talks about the life and work of this person. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 670 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PBT; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1293.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2003rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 670
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387004990
- ISBN
- 9780387004990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.59
€ 199.59
Hardcover. Cambridge Reform and British Mathematics in the 19th Century. 424 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 48 colour illustrations, 48 black & white tables. This is the story of a remarkable private tutor, William Hopkins, and the education and careers of his students: the so-called 'Wranglers'. First-hand accounts of life at Cambridge allow the reader a glimpse inside Cambridge - and Hopkins's tutoring rooms. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; PBX. Dimension: 159 x 243 x 23. Weight: 858.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846287909
- ISBN
- 9781846287909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.00
€ 70.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 499 pages, 83 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 499
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319529554
- ISBN
- 9783319529554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.49
€ 140.49
Hardback. Takes us on a mathematical mystery tour, unraveling a tale of political struggles, psychological crises, sexual complexities, and ethical dilemmas. This book focuses on the contest between French and Russian mathematicians who sought answers to one of the oldest puzzles in math: the nature of infinity. Num Pages: 256 pages, 34 halftones, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLK2; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032934
- ISBN
- 9780674032934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.49
€ 47.99
€ 40.49
Hardback. This collection of essays focuses on the reception of Leibniz's thinking in the sciences and the philosophy of science in the 19th and 20th centuries. Authors studied include C.F. Gauss, Georg Cantor, Kurd Lasswitz, Bertrand Russell, Ernst Cassirer, Louis Couturat, among others. Editor(s): Kromer, Ralph; Chin-Drian, Yannick. Series: Publications des Archives Henri Poincare / Publications of the Henri Poincare Archives / Science Autour de / Around 1900. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD; PBX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034605038
- ISBN
- 9783034605038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.96
€ 67.96
paperback. This collection of essays focuses on the reception of Leibniz's thinking in the sciences and the philosophy of science in the 19th and 20th centuries. Authors studied include C.F. Gauss, Georg Cantor, Kurd Lasswitz, Bertrand Russell, Ernst Cassirer, Louis Couturat, among others. Editor(s): Kromer, Ralph; Chin-Drian, Yannick. Series: Publications des Archives Henri Poincare / Publications of the Henri Poincare Archives / Science Autour de / Around 1900. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034807715
- ISBN
- 9783034807715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.90
€ 66.90
Hardback. Deals with Newton's understanding of the original divine design hidden in the mathematical laws of nature and delivered to humanity by messengers, such as Noah, Moses and Christ. This book interprets Newton's mathematical method of fluxions as a divine method through which human beings can purify and guard themselves against material bondage. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 250 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402011511
- ISBN
- 9781402011511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.77
€ 154.77
Paperback. 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: 253 x 180 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Publisher
- Green Lion Press United States
- Number of pages
- 589
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 3 Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888009231
- ISBN
- 9781888009231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.79
€ 34.99
€ 33.79
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
€ 52.99€ 47.69
€ 52.99
€ 47.69
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.17
€ 135.17
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.15
€ 135.15
Paperback. Editor(s): Prekopa, Andras; Molnar, Emil. Series: Mathematics and its Applications. Num Pages: 519 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PBMP; PBMS; PBX; PHDV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 519
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461497714
- ISBN
- 9781461497714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 196.27
€ 196.27
Paperback. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: 402 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034899635
- ISBN
- 9783034899635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.99
€ 67.99
Paperback. Series: Springer Collected Works in Mathematics. Num Pages: 800 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBG; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 1983. Reprint 2014 of the 1983 edition
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662443101
- ISBN
- 9783662443101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.51
€ 88.51
Paperback. Editor(s): Remmert, Reinhold; Serre, Jean-Pierre. Series: Springer Collected Works in Mathematics. Num Pages: 569 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PBK; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 1979. Reprint 2015 of the 1979 edition
- Number of pages
- 569
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662468722
- ISBN
- 9783662468722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.25
€ 86.25
Paperback. Editor(s): Remmert, Reinhold; Serre, Jean-Pierre. Series: Springer Collected Works in Mathematics. Num Pages: 550 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PBK; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1979, Reprint 2015 of the 1979 edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662469118
- ISBN
- 9783662469118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.37
€ 86.37
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.41
€ 86.41
paperback. Editor(s): Dorier, Jean-Luc. Series: Mathematics Education Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; JNU; PBF; PBKD; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048155491
- ISBN
- 9789048155491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 282.81
€ 282.81
Hardback. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PBX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319565286
- ISBN
- 9783319565286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.06
€ 161.06
Hardback. The major mathematical treatise by the towering Greek mathematician Pappus of Alexandria, the Collection, consists of eight volumes. This volume, the fourth, covers Hellenistic geometry from the point of view of mathematical methods and strategies. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 328 pages, 101 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849960045
- ISBN
- 9781849960045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.79
€ 134.79