History of Mathematics

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...

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...

This book presents reverse mathematics to a general mathematical audience for the first time. Reverse mathematics is a new field that answers some ...

Sir Walter Raleigh wollte wissen, wie Kanonenkugeln in einem Schiff am dichtesten aufgestapelt werden können. Im Jahre 1611 gab der Astronom Johann...

Der Band VIII der Gesammelten Werke Felix Hausdorffs enthält seine literarischen Schriften, die er unter dem Pseudonym Paul Mongré veröffentlicht...

Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light ...

This extensive selection of William Fellers scientific papers shows the breadth of his oeuvre as well as the historical development of his scientif...

Praise for the Second Edition An amazing assemblage of worldwide contributions in mathematics and, in addition to use as a course book, a valuable ...

We bring into full light some excerpts on musical subjects which were until now scattered throughout the most famous scientific texts. The main sci...

Archimedes is held in high esteem by mathematicians, physicists and engineers as one of the most brilliant scientists of all time. These proceedin...

Tantrasangraha, composed by the renowned Kerala astronomer Nlakantha Somayj (c.1444-1545 AD) ranks along with ryabhatya of ryabhata and Siddhntairo...

How does a delivery driver distribute hundreds of packages in a single working day? Why does remote Alaska have such a large airport? Where should ...

A fascinating look into how the transformative joys of mathematical experience are available to everyone, not just specialists   Math has a reputat...

From the codebreakers and problem solvers, to the engineers, mathematicians and other problem-solvers what the secret world can teach...

From the codebreakers and problem solvers, to the engineers, mathematicians and other problem-solvers what the secret world can teach...

A physicist explores the history of mathematics among the Babylonians and Egyptians, showing how their scribes in the era from 2000 to 1600 BCE use...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2024'Fascinating, witty and perspective-shifting' Oliver Burkeman'A remarkable book ab...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2024 'Fascinating, witty and perspective-shifting' Oliver Burkeman'A remarkable book a...

The first book surveying the history and ideas behind reverse mathematicsReverse mathematics is a new field that seeks to find the axioms needed to...

Starting with hands, abacus and slide rule, humans have always reached for tools to simplify math. Pocket-sized calculators ushered in modern mathe...

The first and second editions of this successful textbook have been highly praised for their lucid and detailed coverage of abstract algebra. In th...

A comprehensive edition and commentary of a late antique codex Mathematics, Metrology, and Model Contracts is a comprehensive edition and commentar...

The history of mathematics is replete with examples of major breakthroughs resulting from solutions to recreational problems. The modern theory of ...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The official book behind the Academy Award-winning film The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Kn...

Il libro tratta dei fondamenti teorici della Scienza delle costruzioni, partendo dalle origini della teoria moderna dellelasticità. La situazione i...

A little bucket, one-third full, is 8 inches deep, and its upper and lower diameters are 7 inches and 6 inches, respectively. How large is the frog...

Martin Folkes (1690-1754): Newtonian, Antiquary, Connoisseur is a cultural and intellectual biography of the only President of both the Royal Socie...

How the concept of proof has enabled the creation of mathematical knowledgeThe Story of Proof investigates the evolution of the concept of proofone...

Throughout history, women have overcome tremendous odds to make lasting contributions to science. In Meeting the Challenge, Magdolna Hargittai shar...

While Eugenio Calabi is best known for his contributions to the theory of Calabi-Yau manifolds, this Steele-Prize-winning geometers fundamental con...

Eratosthenes and the Measurement of the Earth's Circumference (c.230 BC) is an innovative and thought-provoking examination of one of the pivotal m...

Winner of the Mathematics Association of America's 2021 Euler Book Prize, this is an inclusive vision of mathematicsits beauty, its humanity, and i...

A treasure for anyone interested in early modern India and the history of mathematics, this first English translation of the Siddhantasundara revea...

This book's unique approach to the teaching of mathematics lies in its use of history to provide a framework for understanding algebra and related ...

How did we make reliable predictions before Pascal and Fermat's discovery of the mathematics of probability in 1654? What methods in law, science, ...