The World of mathematics : a small library of the literature of mathematics from Aʿh-mosé the scribe to Albert Einstein

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書誌事項

The World of mathematics : a small library of the literature of mathematics from Aʿh-mosé the scribe to Albert Einstein

presented with commentaries and notes by James R. Newman

Tempus, c1988

  • : set
  • : set
  • v. 1
  • v. 2
  • v. 3
  • v. 4

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"Foreword by Philip and Phylis Morrison"--Jacket

Reprint. Originally published: New York : Simon and Schuster, 1956

Includes bibliographies and indexes

内容説明・目次

内容説明

The objective of this anthology is to introduce intelligent laypersons to the scope, power, significance and beauty of mathematics. It comprises a four-volume set with the selection of articles arranged within topic groupings.

目次

  • Volume 1: general survey, Philip E.B.Jourdain
  • historical and biographical, Herbert Westren Turnbull et al
  • arithmetic, numbers and the art of counting, Archimedes et al
  • mathematics of space and motion, William Kingdon Clifford et al. Volume 2: mathematics and the physical world, Galileo Galilei et al
  • mathematics and social science, Edwin G.Boring
  • the laws of chance, Pierre Simon de Laplace. Volume 3: statistics and the design of experiments, John Graunt
  • the supreme art of abstraction - group theory, Cassius J.Keyser et al
  • mathematics of infinity, Bertrand Russell et al
  • mathematical truth and the structure of mathematics, Carl G.Hempel et al
  • the mathematical way of thinking, James Joseph Sylvester
  • mathematics and logic, George Boole
  • the unreasonableness of mathematics, Edward Kasner et al
  • how to solve it, G.Polya et al. Volume 4: the mathematician, G.H.Hardy et al
  • mathematical machines - can a machine think, A.M.Turing
  • mathematics in warfare, Frederick William Lanchester et al
  • a mathematical theory of art, George David Birkhoff
  • mathematics of the good - mathematics in literature, Jonathan Swift et al
  • mathematics and music, Sir James Jeans
  • mathematics as a culture club, Oswald Spengler et al
  • amusements, puzzles, fancies, Augustus De Morgan et al.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA12216645
  • ISBN
    • 1556151497
    • 1556151489
  • LCCN
    88020040
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Redmond, Wash.
  • ページ数/冊数
    4 v. (xxx, 2448 p.)
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
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