Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical SciencesIvor Grattan-Guinness Routledge, 11 de set. 2002 - 1840 pàgines * Examines the history and philosophy of the mathematical sciences in a cultural context, tracing their evolution from ancient times up to the twentieth century * 176 articles contributed by authors of 18 nationalities * Chronological table of main events in the development of mathematics * Fully integrated index of people, events and topics * Annotated bibliographies of both classic and contemporary sources * Unique coverage of Ancient and non-Western traditions of mathematics |
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David A King | |
technology and machines Eberhard Knobloch | |
mathematics A G Molland | |
Part 3Calculus and mathematical analysis | |
J Lützen | |
of trigonometry and its functions I Grattan | |
3 Infinite seriesand solutions ofordinary | |
Detection and approximationI | |
6 Projective geometry J J Gray 7 7 Line | |
Dauben | |
G Fraser | |
18Astronomical navigation Derek Howse | |
Physics and mathematical physics and electrical | |
optics N Kipnis | |
Tensors | |
13Relativity C W Kilmister 9 14Statistical mechanics StephenG | |
Logics set theories and the foundations | |
logic from Boole to Schröder 18401900 | |
R Garciadiego | |
Goodman | |
Russ | |
from Cardano to Galois 1540 | |
VOLUME 2 | |
and analytic geometry J J Gray | |
nonEuclidean geometry J J Gray | |
17 Crystallography E Scholz | |
Part 10Probability and statistics and the social sciences | |
Hunger Parshall and David E Rowe | |
mathematics H Wussing | |
Ascher and R Ascher | |
ratioRoger HerzFischler 12 5 Numerology and gematria I GrattanGuinness | |
to mathematics | |
sources Albert C Lewis | |
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