History of Mathematics

Contrary to popular belief--and despite the expulsion, emigration, or death of many German mathematicians--substantial mathematics was produced in ...

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Propositiones ad acuendos juvenes (Problems to Sharpen the Young) is a ninth-century book written by medieval teacher and scholar Alcuin of York. T...

This book treats eighteenth-century Italian philosopher Giambattista Vicos theory of poetic logic for the first time as the originating force in ma...

This book opens the case on collaboration among mathematicians and mathematics educators. The authors of this book provide their research and exper...

This volume, originally published in China and translated into four other languages, presents a fascinating and unique account of the history of ma...

Delving into previously undisclosed archival sources, this monograph offers a meticulously researched portrayal of Italian Jewish mathematicians am...

This monograph explores the history of the contribution to ballistics by the American mathematician Gilbert Ames Bliss during World War I.  Drawing...

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Kurt Gödel first published his celebrated theorem, showing that no axiomatization can deter...

Naples, May 8, 1959. Renato Caccioppoli, a mathematical genius, prodigious pianist, captivating storyteller, highly cultured and multilingual, beli...

**The First Ever Maths Book to be a No.1 Bestseller**'Wonderful ... superb' Daily MailWhat makes a bridge wobble when it's not meant to? Billions o...

When Leonhard Euler first arrived at the Russian Academy of Sciences, at the age of 20, his career was supported and promoted by the Academys secre...

An invaluable reference book on the mathematics of Greek antiquityEuclid, Archimedes, and Apollonius are familiar names to many of us, and their co...

A breathtakingly illustrated look at botanical spirals and the scientists who puzzled over themCharles Darwin was driven to distraction by plant sp...

This book, which is aimed at general readers interested in maths as well as professional mathematicians, addresses numerous aspects of this spell-b...

Volume 2.3, containing the Greek translations of books II-IV, completes the edition of the Conica of Apollonius of Perga. It is arranged according ...

The first three books of the Conica deals with the basic elements of the theory of conical sections, before Apollonius turns to particular problems...

This two-volume set gathers a selection of 49 articles that illustrate the depth, breadth and scope of Nigel Kaltons research. Each article is acco...

This book celebrates Gert Schubring's 80th birthday and honors his impactful contributions to the field of history of mathematics and its education...

This seminal collection gathers together many general writings of one of the world's leading historians of mathematics. Organized thematically, the...

This volume of selected academic papers demonstrates the significance of the contribution to mathematics made by Manfredo P. do Carmo. Twice a Gugg...

The genesis of the digital idea and why it transformed civilizationA few short decades ago, we were informed by the smooth signals of analog televi...

A comprehensive look at four of the most famous problems in mathematicsTales of Impossibility recounts the intriguing story of the renowned problem...

Ernst Zermelo (1871-1953) is regarded as the founder of axiomatic set theory and is best-known for the first formulation of the axiom of choice.  H...

These two volumes present the collected works of James Serrin. He has done seminal work on a number of the basic tools needed for the study of solu...

A lively and engaging look at logic puzzles and their role in mathematics, philosophy, and recreationLogic puzzles were first introduced to the pub...

A lively and engaging look at logic puzzles and their role in mathematics, philosophy, and recreationLogic puzzles were first introduced to the pub...

The P-NP problem is the most important open problem in computer science, if not all of mathematics. Simply stated, it asks whether every problem wh...

Between inventing the concept of a universal computer in 1936 and breaking the German Enigma code during World War II, Alan Turing (1912-1954), the...

Writings by early mathematicians feature language and notations that are quite different from what we're familiar with today. Sourcebooks on the hi...

Gösta Mittag-Leffler (18461927) played a significant role as both a scientist and entrepreneur. Regarded as the father of Swedish mathematics, his ...

Explaining the mathematics of cryptographyThe Mathematics of Secrets takes readers on a fascinating tour of the mathematics behind cryptographythe ...

From the Ishango Bone of central Africa and the Inca quipu of South America to the dawn of modern mathematics, The Crest of the Peacock makes it cl...

This systematic and historical treatment of Russell's contributions to analytic philosophy, from his embrace of analysis in 1898 to his landmark th...

An acclaimed biography of the Enlightenment's greatest mathematicianThis is the first full-scale biography of Leonhard Euler (17071783), one of the...

G. H. Hardy (18771947) ranks among the great mathematicians of the twentieth century. He did essential research in number theory and analysis, held...

A mathematicians ten-year quest to tell Fibonaccis storyIn 2000, Keith Devlin set out to research the life and legacy of the medieval mathematician...

Paul Erds published more papers during his lifetime than any other mathematician, especially in discrete mathematics. He had a nose for beautiful, ...

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO COUNT? WHY ARE HUMANS THE ONLY SPECIES ON EARTH THAT CAN DO IT? WHERE DID COUNTING COME FROM? HOW HAS IT SHAPED S...

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO COUNT? WHY ARE HUMANS THE ONLY SPECIES ON EARTH THAT CAN DO IT? WHERE DID COUNTING COME FROM? HOW HAS IT SHAPED S...

What is mathematics about? And how can we have access to the reality it is supposed to describe? The book tells the story of this problem, first ra...