ISBN: 9783034307086 - the history of the history of mathematics: case studies for the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries (7 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. At a time of increasing interest in the history of mathematics, this book presents seven case studies illustrating the different ways that mathematical histories have been written since the seventeenth century, ranging from the 'historia' of John Wallis to the re-presentation of Thomas Harriot's manuscripts online. Editor(s): Wardhaugh, Dr. Benjamin. Num Pages: 187 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBLH; HBLL; HP; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 280. . 2012. New edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The writing of mathematical histories has a long history, one which has seldom received scholarly attention. Mathematical history, and mathematical biography, raise distinctive issues of method and approach to which different periods have responded in different ways. At a time of increasing interest in the history of mathematics, this book attempts to show something of the trajectory that history has taken in the past. It presents seven case studies illustrating the different ways that mathematical histories have been written since the seventeenth century, ranging from the 'historia' of John Wallis to the recent re-presentation of Thomas Harriot's manuscripts online. It considers both the ways that individual reputations and biographies have been shaped differently in different circumstances, and the ways that the discipline of mathematics has itself been variously presented through the writing of its history.…

Zustand: New. pp. vi + 187.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. The History of the History of Mathematics | Case Studies for the Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries | Benjamin Wardhaugh | Taschenbuch | 194 S. | Englisch | 2012 | Peter Lang | EAN 9783034307086 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt, info[at]bod[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.…