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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
Paperback. Editor(s): Kielanowski, Piotr; Bieliavsky, Pierre; Odesskii, Alexander; Odzijewicz, Anatol; Schlichenmaier, Martin; Voronov, Theodore. Series: Trends in Mathematics. Num Pages: 299 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBG; PBKS; PBX; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319352824
- ISBN
- 9783319352824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Paperback. In this book, Vladimir Maz'ya describes the first thirty years of his life. He describes his formative years in the Soviet Union, the awakening of his passion for mathematics and his early achievements, presenting, in the process, a vivid picture of the time. Translator(s): Alexeev, Arkady. Num Pages: 204 pages, 115 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; 3JM; BGT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319349060
- ISBN
- 9783319349060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 33.47
€ 41.99
€ 33.47
Paperback. This full-length biography of Finnish mathematician and astronomer Anders Johan Lexell (1740-1784) reveals him as a lucid observer of the intellectual landscape of enlightened Europe. It examines his life as well as his prolific scientific output. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: 300 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 1DVUA; 3JF; BGT; PBM; PBX; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319345321
- ISBN
- 9783319345321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
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
Hardback. Editor(s): Ju, Shier; Lowe, Benedikt; Xie, Yun; Muller, Thomas. Series: Trends in the History of Science. Num Pages: 132 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBB; PBC; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319315003
- ISBN
- 9783319315003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.25
€ 127.25
Hardcover. Num Pages: 215 pages, 54 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PBC; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 497.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319173672
- ISBN
- 9783319173672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.88
€ 116.88
Hardcover. Num Pages: 245 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319100937
- ISBN
- 9783319100937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.51
€ 67.51
Hardcover. Using material from archives in Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United States, this book reveals fascinating, often surprising new information about this distinguished algebraist, physicist, statistician, author and leading algebraic geometer. Num Pages: 471 pages, 45 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 241 x 29. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034807111
- ISBN
- 9783034807111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.57
€ 141.57
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. Along the way, he tells us what various cultures knew about math and how they came to learn it, providing instructors with a wonderful way to incorporate multicultural mathematics into the middle school, high school, and college classroom. Num Pages: 208 pages, 91, 59 black & white halftones, 32 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PBW; PBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421404387
- ISBN
- 9781421404387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.79
€ 43.79
Hardback. Counters historiographies that search for the origins of modern science within the experimental practices of Europe's first scientific institutions, such as the Cimento. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 262 pages, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402062452
- ISBN
- 9781402062452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 287.49
€ 287.49
The Role of Mathematics in Physical Sciences. Interdisciplinary and Ph...
. Ed(S): Boniolo, Giovanni; Budinich, Paolo; ...
Hardback. Even though mathematics and physics have been related for centuries and this relation appears to be unproblematic, there are many questions still open. This book aims to offer plausible answers to the questions through both historical analyses of relevant cases, and philosophical analyses of the relations between mathematics and physics. Editor(s): Boniolo, Giovanni; Budinich, Paolo; Trobok, Majda. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402031069
- ISBN
- 9781402031069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.59
€ 132.59
hardcover. Covering both the history of mathematics and of philosophy, this work reconstructs the intellectual career of Descartes in a global perspective including the history of early modern China and Japan. It shows what the concept of "mathesis universalis" meant before and during the period of Descartes and how it influenced the young Descartes. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 510 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; TGP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Boston Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2004th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402017469
- ISBN
- 9781402017469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.26
€ 204.26
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
hardcover. Explores how the development of algebraic symbolism, logarithms, and the practical demands for an expanded number concept all contributed to a broadening of the number concept in early modern England. Editor(s): Neal, Katherine. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- SKU
- V9781402005657
- ISBN
- 9781402005657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.10
€ 131.10
Hardback. Contains a selection of 19 papers on the history of Greek mathematics that were published during the 20th century and affected significantly the state of the art of this field. This book is divided into six thematic sections and covers all the major issues of the Greek mathematical production. Editor(s): Christianidis, Jean. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 486 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; PBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402000812
- ISBN
- 9781402000812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 258.83
€ 258.83
Paperback. To mark the centenary of the 1910 to 1913 publication of the monumental Principia Mathematica by Alfred N. Whitehead and Bertrand Russell, this collection of fifteen new essays by distinguished scholars considers the influence and history of PM over the last hundred years. Editor(s): Griffin, N. Series: History of Analytic Philosophy. Num Pages: 485 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPL; HPM; PBB; PBX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 485
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349466115
- ISBN
- 9781349466115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.01
€ 68.01
Paperback. This systematic and historical treatment of Russell's contributions to analytic philosophy, from his embrace of analysis in 1898 to his landmark theory of descriptions in 1905, draws important connections between his philosophically motivated conception of analysis and the technical apparatus he devised to facilitate analyses in mathematics Series: History of Analytic Philosophy. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPCF5; HPL; PBB; PBC; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349453733
- ISBN
- 9781349453733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This is a personal exploration of the life, the writings and the mathematical achievements of a remarkable 19th century woman; the book emphasizes the originality of Kovalevskaya's work and assesses her legacy and reputation as a mathematician and scientist. BIC Classification: PBX. Dimension: 260 x 184 x 18. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857299284
- ISBN
- 9780857299284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 41.71
€ 48.99
€ 41.71