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A brief history of numbers / / Leo Corry
| A brief history of numbers / / Leo Corry |
| Autore | Corry Leo |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (325 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics - History
Mathematics Number theory Number systems |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-19-100706-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Preface; Contents; 1 The System of Numbers: An Overview; 1.1 From natural to real numbers; 1.2 Imaginary numbers; 1.3 Polynomials and transcendental numbers; 1.4 Cardinals and ordinals; 2 Writing Numbers-Now and Back Then; 2.1 Writing numbers nowadays: positional and decimal; 2.2 Writing numbers back then: Egypt, Babylon and Greece; 3 Numbers and Magnitudes in the Greek Mathematical Tradition; 3.1 Pythagorean numbers; 3.2 Ratios and proportions; 3.3 Incommensurability; 3.4 Eudoxus' theory of proportions; 3.5 Greek fractional numbers; 3.6 Comparisons, not measurements; 3.7 A unit length
6.1 Fibonacci and Hindu-Arabic numbers in Europe6.2 Abbacus and coss traditions in Europe; 6.3 Cardano's Great Art of Algebra; 6.4 Bombelli and the roots of negative numbers; 6.5 Euclid's Elements in the Renaissance; Appendix 6.1 Casting out nines; 7 Number and Equations at the Beginning of the Scientific Revolution; 7.1 Viète and the new art of analysis; 7.2 Stevin and decimal fractions; 7.3 Logarithms and the decimal system of numeration; Appendix 7.1 Napier's construction of logarithmic tables; 8 Number and Equations in the Works of Descartes, Newton and their Contemporaries 8.1 Descartes' new approach to numbers and equations8.2 Wallis and the primacy of algebra; 8.3 Barrow and the opposition to the primacy of algebra; 8.4 Newton's Universal Arithmetick; Appendix 8.1 The quadratic equation. Descartes' geometric solution; Appendix 8.2 Between geometry and algebra in the seventeenth century: The case of Euclid's Elements; 9 New Definitions of Complex Numbers in the Early Nineteenth Century; 9.1 Numbers and ratios: giving up metaphysics; 9.2 Euler, Gauss and the ubiquity of complex numbers; 9.3 Geometric interpretations of the complex numbers 9.4 Hamilton's formal definition of complex numbers |
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| Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A brief history of numbers / / Leo Corry
| A brief history of numbers / / Leo Corry |
| Autore | Corry Leo |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (325 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics - History
Mathematics Number theory Number systems |
| ISBN |
0-19-100707-2
0-19-100706-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Preface; Contents; 1 The System of Numbers: An Overview; 1.1 From natural to real numbers; 1.2 Imaginary numbers; 1.3 Polynomials and transcendental numbers; 1.4 Cardinals and ordinals; 2 Writing Numbers-Now and Back Then; 2.1 Writing numbers nowadays: positional and decimal; 2.2 Writing numbers back then: Egypt, Babylon and Greece; 3 Numbers and Magnitudes in the Greek Mathematical Tradition; 3.1 Pythagorean numbers; 3.2 Ratios and proportions; 3.3 Incommensurability; 3.4 Eudoxus' theory of proportions; 3.5 Greek fractional numbers; 3.6 Comparisons, not measurements; 3.7 A unit length
6.1 Fibonacci and Hindu-Arabic numbers in Europe6.2 Abbacus and coss traditions in Europe; 6.3 Cardano's Great Art of Algebra; 6.4 Bombelli and the roots of negative numbers; 6.5 Euclid's Elements in the Renaissance; Appendix 6.1 Casting out nines; 7 Number and Equations at the Beginning of the Scientific Revolution; 7.1 Viète and the new art of analysis; 7.2 Stevin and decimal fractions; 7.3 Logarithms and the decimal system of numeration; Appendix 7.1 Napier's construction of logarithmic tables; 8 Number and Equations in the Works of Descartes, Newton and their Contemporaries 8.1 Descartes' new approach to numbers and equations8.2 Wallis and the primacy of algebra; 8.3 Barrow and the opposition to the primacy of algebra; 8.4 Newton's Universal Arithmetick; Appendix 8.1 The quadratic equation. Descartes' geometric solution; Appendix 8.2 Between geometry and algebra in the seventeenth century: The case of Euclid's Elements; 9 New Definitions of Complex Numbers in the Early Nineteenth Century; 9.1 Numbers and ratios: giving up metaphysics; 9.2 Euler, Gauss and the ubiquity of complex numbers; 9.3 Geometric interpretations of the complex numbers 9.4 Hamilton's formal definition of complex numbers |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797499203321 |
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Corry Leo
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| Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A brief history of numbers / / Leo Corry
| A brief history of numbers / / Leo Corry |
| Autore | Corry Leo |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (325 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics - History
Mathematics Number theory Number systems |
| ISBN |
0-19-100707-2
0-19-100706-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Preface; Contents; 1 The System of Numbers: An Overview; 1.1 From natural to real numbers; 1.2 Imaginary numbers; 1.3 Polynomials and transcendental numbers; 1.4 Cardinals and ordinals; 2 Writing Numbers-Now and Back Then; 2.1 Writing numbers nowadays: positional and decimal; 2.2 Writing numbers back then: Egypt, Babylon and Greece; 3 Numbers and Magnitudes in the Greek Mathematical Tradition; 3.1 Pythagorean numbers; 3.2 Ratios and proportions; 3.3 Incommensurability; 3.4 Eudoxus' theory of proportions; 3.5 Greek fractional numbers; 3.6 Comparisons, not measurements; 3.7 A unit length
6.1 Fibonacci and Hindu-Arabic numbers in Europe6.2 Abbacus and coss traditions in Europe; 6.3 Cardano's Great Art of Algebra; 6.4 Bombelli and the roots of negative numbers; 6.5 Euclid's Elements in the Renaissance; Appendix 6.1 Casting out nines; 7 Number and Equations at the Beginning of the Scientific Revolution; 7.1 Viète and the new art of analysis; 7.2 Stevin and decimal fractions; 7.3 Logarithms and the decimal system of numeration; Appendix 7.1 Napier's construction of logarithmic tables; 8 Number and Equations in the Works of Descartes, Newton and their Contemporaries 8.1 Descartes' new approach to numbers and equations8.2 Wallis and the primacy of algebra; 8.3 Barrow and the opposition to the primacy of algebra; 8.4 Newton's Universal Arithmetick; Appendix 8.1 The quadratic equation. Descartes' geometric solution; Appendix 8.2 Between geometry and algebra in the seventeenth century: The case of Euclid's Elements; 9 New Definitions of Complex Numbers in the Early Nineteenth Century; 9.1 Numbers and ratios: giving up metaphysics; 9.2 Euler, Gauss and the ubiquity of complex numbers; 9.3 Geometric interpretations of the complex numbers 9.4 Hamilton's formal definition of complex numbers |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826871303321 |
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| Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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British Versions of Book II of Euclid’s Elements: Geometry, Arithmetic, Algebra (1550–1750) / / by Leo Corry
| British Versions of Book II of Euclid’s Elements: Geometry, Arithmetic, Algebra (1550–1750) / / by Leo Corry |
| Autore | Corry Leo |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2022.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (79 pages) |
| Disciplina |
516.22
516.2094109031 |
| Collana | SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - History
Logic Geometry, Algebraic Computer arithmetic and logic units Historiography History - Methodology History of Science Algebraic Geometry Arithmetic and Logic Structures Historiography and Method |
| ISBN | 3-031-11538-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction: Euclidean Background -- 2. The Main Figures: From Recorde to Wallis and Barrow -- 3. Some Lesser-known Figures -- 4. Summary and Concluding Remarks -- 5. References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910595056903321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chaim L. Pekeris and the Art of Applying Mathematics with WEIZAC, 1955-1963 / / Leo Corry and Raya Leviathan
| Chaim L. Pekeris and the Art of Applying Mathematics with WEIZAC, 1955-1963 / / Leo Corry and Raya Leviathan |
| Autore | Corry Leo |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, , [2023] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (130 pages) |
| Disciplina | 004.0151 |
| Collana | SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Computer science - Mathematics
Computers |
| ISBN |
9783031271250
9783031271243 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction: Pekeris, Computing and Applied Mathematics -- 2. Numerical Analysis in the Age of Electronic Computing -- 3. Integral Equations -- 4. Oscillations of the Earth -- 5. Ground State of Helium -- 6. Additional Research with Weizac -- 7. Concluding Remarks – Mathematics at Wis, Applied and Pure -- 8. References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910717426603321 |
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, , [2023] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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WEIZAC: An Israeli Pioneering Adventure in Electronic Computing (1945–1963) / / by Leo Corry, Raya Leviathan
| WEIZAC: An Israeli Pioneering Adventure in Electronic Computing (1945–1963) / / by Leo Corry, Raya Leviathan |
| Autore | Corry Leo |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (116 pages) |
| Disciplina |
004.09
004 |
| Collana | SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Computers
Culture Technology - History Management Industrial management History of Computing History of the Middle East History of Technology Culture and Technology Innovation/Technology Management |
| ISBN | 3-030-25734-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Creating a Top-Rated Scientific Institution in Rehovot at the Dawn of the Digital Age -- Chapter 3. The WEIZAC Challenge: Building an Electronic Brain in Rehovot -- Chapter 4. Concluding Remarks: WEIZAC as a Zionist Success Story -- Appendices -- Bibliography. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910349287403321 |
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Corry Leo
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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