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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299782803321

Titolo

A Delicate Balance: Global Perspectives on Innovation and Tradition in the History of Mathematics : A Festschrift in Honor of Joseph W. Dauben / / edited by David E. Rowe, Wann-Sheng Horng

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Birkhäuser, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-12030-1

3-319-12029-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (427 p.)

Collana

Trends in the History of Science, , 2297-2951

Disciplina

510.9

Soggetti

Mathematics

History

History of Mathematical Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Set Theory and Foundations of Mathematics -- On the Boundaries of Mathematics and Physics -- European Mathematics in Transition -- Mathematics and its History in Modern Cultures -- Traditional Chinese Mathematics -- Chinese Mathematics: Transmissions and Transformation -- Selected Bibliography of Joseph W. Dauben -- Bibliography.

Sommario/riassunto

Joseph W. Dauben, a leading authority on the history of mathematics in Europe, China, and North America, has played a pivotal role in promoting international scholarship over the last forty years. This Festschrift volume, showcasing recent historical research by leading experts on three continents, offers a global perspective on important themes in this field.