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HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS
STATES OF THE ART |
| By: |
Eberhard Knobloch (Editor), Menso Folkerts (Editor), Joseph Dauben (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£54.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0122040554 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780122040559 |
| Publisher: |
ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHING CO INC |
| Pub. date: |
27 March, 1996 |
| Pages: |
394 |
| Language: |
English, German, French |
| Description: |
Deals with subjects such as anamorphic art, the geometry of Durer, musical works of Mozart and Beethoven, the history of negative numbers, and the development of mathematical notation. This book also highlights efforts to bring mathematics to bear on problems in commerce and engineering. It is of interest to historians and mathematics. |
| Synopsis: |
The contributors and their methods are diverse. Their papers deal with subjects such as anamorphic art, the geometry of Durer, musical works of Mozart and Beethoven, the history of negative numbers, the development of mathematical notation, and efforts to bring mathematics to bear on problems in commerce and engineering. All papers have English summaries. This book provides historians of mathematics or mathematicians with an interest in history with an overview of the methods, concerns, and results of research in the history of mathematics as it stands today. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Academic Press Inc |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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