9783764387440 - Japanese Mathematics in the Edo Period (1600-1868): A study of the works of Seki Takakazu (?-1708) and Takebe Katahiro (1664-1739) (Science Networks. Historical Stu... (7 Ergebnisse)

Opbd., Science Network Historical Studies Volume 40. Mit zahlreichen, teils farbigen Abbildungen und Diagrammen. Ex Libris-Stempel im Innendeckel u. Widmg. auf Vors., englisch, XXVII, 376 S., 24 X 16,5 cm.

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kartoniert, gebunden; dunkelgrüner, schwarz bedruckter Einband / Anz. Seiten: 376 / 16 x 24 cm / mit 2 farbigen und einigen schwarzweissen Illustrationen / Zustand: schönes Exemplar A study of the works of Seki Takakazu (?-1708) and Takebe Katahiro (1664-1739). Translated from the French by Silke Wimmer-Zagier. = Science Networks . Historical Studies, founded by Erwin Hiebert and Hans Wussing, Volume 40 Sprache: en.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - More than fteen years have passed since this book was published in French. Ideally this work, which originated from a doctoral thesis defended in 1990 at the University of Paris Diderot, should have been partially rewritten for the English edition, thereby incorporating the latest research results in its argumentation. But this was not the choice taken, since it would have delayed making this work, which brings together useful information for all those who are interested in wasan and eager to delve more deeply into its tradition, available to the English reader. Indeed, the special feature of this study is to present a high-level mathematical production while at the same time placing it in its historical context. This context here is Tokugawa Japan and, more speci cally, the milieu of the scholars of samurai (warrior) origin. While explaining the indispensable social, economical and poli- cal background, we have not neglected mathematical analysis, since wasan reached its most beautiful results with the two mathematicians Seki Takakazu and Takebe Katahiro. Their works abound in lessons, not only for all those who are interested in the history of algebra and of analysis, but also in epistemological questions.

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Zustand: New. Presents the features of the Wasan tradition, which is the indigenous mathematics that developed in Japan during the Edo period (1600-1868). This work offers a description of the mathematical textbooks published in the 17th century, then shifts to the work of the two leading mathematicians of this tradition, Seki Takakazu and Takebe Katahiro. Translator(s): Wimmer-Zagier, Silke. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 377 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; PBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 839. . 2008. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.