The ellipse : a historical and mathematical journey / / Arthur Mazer
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| Autore: |
Mazer Arthur <1958->
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| Titolo: |
The ellipse : a historical and mathematical journey / / Arthur Mazer
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| Pubblicazione: | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 516/.152 |
| Soggetto topico: | Ellipse |
| Mathematics - History | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction -- The trail : starting out -- The space : geometry -- The language : algebra -- The universal tool : trigonometry -- The slayer : calculus -- Eight minutes that changed history. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Explores the development of the ellipse and presents mathematical concepts within a rich, historical context The Ellipse features a unique, narrative approach when presenting the development of this mathematical fixture, revealing its parallels to mankind's advancement from the Counter-Reformation to the Enlightenment. Incorporating illuminating historical background and examples, the author brings together basic concepts from geometry, algebra, trigonometry, and calculus to uncover the ellipse as the shape of a planet's orbit around the sun. The book begins with a discus |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The ellipse |
| ISBN: | 1-283-20335-9 |
| 9786613203359 | |
| 0-470-59103-X | |
| 0-470-59102-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910816880203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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