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Peano: Life and Works of Giuseppe Peano (Studies in the History of Modern Science)
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Description for Peano: Life and Works of Giuseppe Peano (Studies in the History of Modern Science)
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kennedy, Hubert C. Series: Studies in the History of Modern Science. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 526.
All students of mathematics know of Peano's postulates for the natural numbers and his famous space-filling curve, yet their knowledge often stops there. Part of the reason is that there has not until now been a full-scale study of his life and works. This must surely be surprising, when one realizes the length of his academic career (over 50 years) and the extent of his publica tions (over 200) in a wide variety of fields, many of which had immediate and long-term effects on the development of modern mathematics. A study of his life seems long overdue. It appeared to ... Read more
All students of mathematics know of Peano's postulates for the natural numbers and his famous space-filling curve, yet their knowledge often stops there. Part of the reason is that there has not until now been a full-scale study of his life and works. This must surely be surprising, when one realizes the length of his academic career (over 50 years) and the extent of his publica tions (over 200) in a wide variety of fields, many of which had immediate and long-term effects on the development of modern mathematics. A study of his life seems long overdue. It appeared to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Studies in the History of Modern Science
Number of Pages
231
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789027710673
SKU
V9789027710673
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99-15
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