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Hodgkin Luke Howard <1938-> |
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Titolo |
A history of mathematics [[electronic resource] ] : from Mesopotamia to modernity / / Luke Hodgkin |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-75893-7 |
0-19-152383-6 |
1-4294-2206-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mathematics - History |
Mathematics, Babylonian - History |
Mathematics, Greek - History |
Mathematics, Chinese - History |
Mathematics, Arab - History |
Mathematics - Europe, Western - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-269) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of figures; Picture Credits; Introduction; 1. Babylonian mathematics; 2. Greeks and 'origins'; 3. Greeks, practical and theoretical; 4. Chinese mathematics; 5. Islam, neglect and discovery; 6. Understanding the 'scientific revolution'; 7. The calculus; 8. Geometries and space; 9. Modernity and its anxieties; 10. A chaotic end?; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A History of Mathematics: From Mesopotamia to Modernity covers the evolution of mathematics through time and across the major Eastern and Western civilizations. It begins in Babylon, then describes the trials and tribulations of the Greek mathematicians. The important, and often neglected, influence of both Chinese and Islamic mathematics is covered in detail, placing the description of early Western mathematics in a global context. The book concludes with modern mathematics,. covering recent developments such as the advent of the computer,. |
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