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W.K. Buhler - Gauss: A Biographical Study - 9783642492099 - V9783642492099
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Gauss: A Biographical Study

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Description for Gauss: A Biographical Study paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340.
Procreare iucundum, sed parturire molestum. (Gauss, sec. Eisenstein) The plan of this book was first conceived eight years ago. The manuscript developed slowly through several versions until it attained its present form in 1979. It would be inappropriate to list the names of all the friends and advisors with whom I discussed my various drafts but I should like to mention the name of Mr. Gary Cornell who, besides discussing with me numerous details of the manuscript, revised it stylistically. There is much interest among mathematicians to know more about Gauss's life, and the generous help I received has certainly ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Germany
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642492099
SKU
V9783642492099
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Reviews for Gauss: A Biographical Study
"This biography is addressed to the contemporary professional mathematician who is assumed to be a specialist with limited historical interests and knowledge. Although the fifteen chapters, supplemented by several shorter interchapters, are basically chronological, particular aspects of Gauss's work are stressed in particular chapters (e.g., potential theory in Chapter 11) so that for most of the book the reader will ... Read more

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