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hardcover. Offers an examination of the Babylonian cuneiform "algebra" texts, based on a detailed investigation of the terminology and discursive organization of the texts. This book proposes that the traditional interpretation must be rejected. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 462 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; PBF; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 33. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387953038
- ISBN
- 9780387953038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.63
€ 236.63
hardcover. Offers a history of the use of Bayes theoremfrom its discovery by Thomas Bayes to the rise of the statistical competitors in the first part of the twentieth century. This book focuses particularly on the development of one of the fundamental aspects of Bayesian statistics. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 671 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 671
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387988078
- ISBN
- 9780387988078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.52
€ 198.52
hardcover. Focuses on the origins and subsequent development of the structure of the theory, particularly the structure and representations of semisimple groups, with emphasis on the motivation behind the mathematics. This book is useful not only to historians of mathematics and mathematicians, but also to students. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 566 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBG; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 989.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 566
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387989631
- ISBN
- 9780387989631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.64
€ 238.64
hardcover. This volume reviews conceptual conflicts at the foundations of physics now and in the past century. The focus is on the conditions and consequences of Einstein's pathbreaking achievements that sealed the decline of the classical notions of space, time, radiation, and matter, and resulted in the theory of relativity. Editor(s): Lehner, Christoph; Renn, Jurgen; Schemmel, Matthias. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 375 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PGC; PHDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817649395
- ISBN
- 9780817649395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.61
€ 129.61
hardcover. In 1821, Augustin-Louis Cauchy published a textbook to accompany his course in analysis at the Ecole Polytechnique. It is still regarded as one of the most influential mathematics book ever written, and this is the first English translation of that book. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 412 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKB; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441905482
- ISBN
- 9781441905482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.08
€ 230.08
Exploring the Limits of Preclassical Mechanics: A Study of Conceptual ...
Damerow, Peter; Freudenthal, Gideon; McLaughl...
paperback. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 434 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2004. Softcover reprint of the original 2n
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441919175
- ISBN
- 9781441919175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.38
€ 184.38
paperback. The manuscript gives a detailed account of the theory of series in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It presents the subject from the viewpoint of the mathematicians of the period, and distinguishes earlier conceptions from ones that prevail today. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 392 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBK; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 623.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441925206
- ISBN
- 9781441925206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 139.89
€ 139.89
paperback. China's most sophisticated system of computational astronomy was created for a Mongol emperor to celebrate victory over China after forty years of war. This book explains how and why, and reconstructs the observatory and the science that made it possible. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 664 pages, 100 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1015.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441927071
- ISBN
- 9781441927071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 141.41
€ 141.41
paperback. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 462 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; PBF; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441929457
- ISBN
- 9781441929457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 233.93
€ 233.93
hardcover. Comprised of eight books, Apollonius's Conics was one of the greatest works of advanced mathematics in antiquity. This volume provides the first complete English translation of Edmond Halley's reconstruction of Book VIII with supplementary notes on the text. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; PBM; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461401452
- ISBN
- 9781461401452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.78
€ 138.78
paperback. The primary focus of this work is the mathematical, philosophical, and historical interest in the analytic solution to the lunar problem using the Hill-Brown method. It describes the development of the modern theory and calculation of the Moon's motion. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 323 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, 13 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461426141
- ISBN
- 9781461426141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.19
€ 128.19
paperback. This study discusses the history of the central limit theorem and related probabilistic limit theorems from about 1810 through 1950. Coverage extends to the historical development of analytical probability theory and its tools. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 402 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461427018
- ISBN
- 9781461427018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 228.44
€ 228.44
hardcover. Series: Applied and Numerical Harmonic Analysis. Num Pages: 356 pages, 186 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, 15 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBKF; PBW; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489979872
- ISBN
- 9781489979872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.41
€ 129.41
paperback. Based on a modern approach incorporating recent insights, this book offers new translations and a new analysis of the procedure texts of Babylonian mathematical astronomy, the earliest known form of mathematical astronomy of the ancient world. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 618 pages, 129 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2C; 2CS; PBX; PDX; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1565.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Nature United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 618
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489988508
- ISBN
- 9781489988508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 201.40
€ 201.40
paperback. This book covers the Ramsey Theory, from its history to its famous problems. It also offers studies of Issai Schur, Pierre Joseph, Henry Baudet, and B.L. van der Waerden, incorporating photos and correspondence never before published. Num Pages: 637 pages, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBC; PBV; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 967.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 637
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489996268
- ISBN
- 9781489996268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 230.60
€ 230.60
Hidden Harmony―Geometric Fantasies: The Rise of Complex Function The...
Bottazzini, Umberto; Gray, Jeremy
paperback. This book details the history of complex function theory. It examines the rise of elliptic function theory, differential equations in the complex domain, geometric function theory, and the early years of complex function theory in several variables. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 865 pages, 36 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBH; PBKD; PBKF; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 865
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493946112
- ISBN
- 9781493946112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 287.37
€ 287.37
paperback. Published with the Cooperation of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics Editor(s): Brown, Lawrence D.; Olkin, Ingram; Sacks, Jerome; Wynn, Henry P. Series: Springer Collected Works in Mathematics. Num Pages: 56 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PBW; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 4. Weight in Grams: 118.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1986
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493965922
- ISBN
- 9781493965922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.52
€ 83.52
Hardcover. Consists of 104 biographical articles on eminent contributors to statistical and probabilistic ideas born prior to the 20th Century. This title covers statisticians such as Fermat, Pascal, Huygens, Neumann, Bernoulli, Bayes, Laplace, Legendre, Gauss, Poisson, Pareto, Markov, Bachelier, Borel, and many more. Editor(s): Heyde, C. C.; Seneta, Eugene. Num Pages: 500 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PBT; PBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 243 x 35. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387953298
- ISBN
- 9780387953298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.84
€ 137.84
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
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