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History of mathematics
hardcover. The first critical edition with English translation and commentary, this book records the first scientific analysis of the camera obscura, including pioneering research on the conditions of formation of the image, and an early attempt to merge the two branches of Ancient optics, the theories of light and vision. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 305 pages, 74 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; TTBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- SKU
- V9783319479903
- ISBN
- 9783319479903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.87
€ 150.87
Hardback. Series: Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics. Num Pages: 187 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PBX; PDA; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 479.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319466897
- ISBN
- 9783319466897
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.86
€ 116.86
Samuel Pepys, Isaac Newton, James Hodgson and the Beginnings of Second...
Ellerton, Nerida F.; Clements, McKenzie A.
Hardback. Series: History of Mathematics Education. Num Pages: 325 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 32 colour illustrations, 34 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JNA; JNB; JNU; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319466569
- ISBN
- 9783319466569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.29
€ 132.29
History of Number: Evidence from Papua New Guinea and Oceania
Owens, Kay; Paraide, Patricia; Muke, Charly; ...
hardcover. Series: History of Mathematics Education. Num Pages: 452 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MK; 1MKLP; JNU; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2018
- SKU
- V9783319454825
- ISBN
- 9783319454825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.70
€ 167.70
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.40
€ 160.40
Hardback. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 349 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBC; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319421193
- ISBN
- 9783319421193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.54
€ 195.54
Hardback. Editor(s): Mazliak, Laurent; Tazzioli, Rossana; Jouve, Guillaume. Series: Trends in the History of Science. Num Pages: 321 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DST; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319400808
- ISBN
- 9783319400808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.30
€ 195.30
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
€ 206.03
€ 206.03
Hardback. Num Pages: 293 pages, 59 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKQ; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319389448
- ISBN
- 9783319389448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.87
€ 161.87
Strength of Materials and Theory of Elasticity in 19th Century Italy
Capecchi, Danilo; Ruta, Giuseppe
Paperback. Series: Advanced Structured Materials. Num Pages: 406 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PHD; TG; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 623.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319382722
- ISBN
- 9783319382722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.48
€ 128.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 134 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKS; PBW; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319381572
- ISBN
- 9783319381572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.53
€ 129.53
Paperback. This book collects the papers of the conference held in Berlin, Germany, 27-29August 2012, on 'Space, Geometry and the Imagination from Antiquity to the Modern Age'. The conference was a joint effort by the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (Berlin) and the Centro die Ricerca Matematica Ennio De Giorgi (Pisa)." Editor(s): De Risi, Vincenzo. Series: Trends in the History of Science. Num Pages: 327 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319379845
- ISBN
- 9783319379845
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.20
€ 194.20
The Art of Science. From Perspective Drawing to Quantum Randomness.
. Ed(S): Lupacchini, Rossella; Angelini, Anna...
Paperback. This book extends Leonardo da Vinci's vision of painting to issues of mathematics and encourages the reader to see science as an art. It restores a visual dimension to mathematical sciences. Editor(s): Lupacchini, Rossella; Angelini, Annarita. Num Pages: 223 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, 21 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDA; PDX; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319379074
- ISBN
- 9783319379074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Translator(s): Allegri, Linda; Halsted, G. B. Series: Classic Texts in the Sciences. Num Pages: 388 pages, 83 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 677.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319377919
- ISBN
- 9783319377919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.41
€ 128.41
Paperback. Containing over 160 complex problems with hints and detailed solutions, this book can be used as a self-study guide for mathematics competitions and for improving problem-solving skills in courses on plane geometry or the history of mathematics. Num Pages: 250 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 191 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319375625
- ISBN
- 9783319375625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.39
€ 77.39
Paperback. This book traces the careers of Athanasius Kircher and Galileo Galilei, reviewing Kircher's work translating hieroglyphs, developing sundials and even preceding Darwin in suggesting that animal species evolve, and Galileo's on scales, telescopes and sun spots. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 191 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PDZ; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319375571
- ISBN
- 9783319375571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 159.71
€ 159.71
Paperback. Editor(s): Jullien, Vincent. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 505 pages, 161 black & white illustrations, 70 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 505
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319374956
- ISBN
- 9783319374956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.44
€ 129.44
Delicate Balance: Global Perspectives on Innovation and Tradition in t...
. Ed(S): Rowe, David E.; Horng, Wann-Sheng
Paperback. Editor(s): Rowe, David E.; Horng, Wann-Sheng. Series: Trends in the History of Science. Num Pages: 428 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319365947
- ISBN
- 9783319365947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.81
€ 128.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319363820
- ISBN
- 9783319363820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.46
€ 66.46
Paperback. Editor(s): Gerbino, Anthony. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 332 pages, 105 black & white illustrations, 43 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; AMA; AMX; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319359236
- ISBN
- 9783319359236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 205.19
€ 205.19