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Mathematics in Western culture / / by Morris Kline
| Mathematics in Western culture / / by Morris Kline |
| Autore | Kline Morris <1908-1992, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, [England] ; ; Oxford, [England] ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1953 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (513 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510.9 |
| Collana | Galaxy Books |
| Soggetto topico | Mathematics - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-76213-6
9786610762132 0-19-534545-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Table of Contents; I: Introduction. True and False Conceptions; II: The Rule of Thumb in Mathematics; III: The Birth of the Mathematical Spirit; IV: The Elements of Euclid; V: Placing a Yardstick to the Stars; VI: Nature Acquires Reason; VII: Interlude; VIII: Renewal of the Mathematical Spirit; IX: The Harmony of the World; X: Painting and Perspective; XI: Science Born of Art: Projective Geometry; XII: A Discourse on Method; XIII: The Quantitative Approach to Nature; XIV: The Deduction of Universal Laws; XV: Grasping the Fleeting Instant: The Calculus
XVI: The Newtonian Influence: Science and PhilosophyXVII: The Newtonian Influence: Religion; XVIII: The Newtonian Influence: Literature and Aesthetics; XIX: The Sine of G Major; XX: Mastery of the Ether Waves; XXI: The Science of Human Nature; XXII: The Mathematical Theory of Ignorance: The Statistical Approach to the Study of Man; XXIII: Prediction and Probability; XXIV: Our Disorderly Universe: The Statistical View of Nature; XXV: The Paradoxes of the Infinite; XXVI: New Geometries, New Worlds; XXVII: The Theory of Relativity; XXVIII: Mathematics: Method and Art; SELECTED REFERENCES; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458264603321 |
Kline Morris <1908-1992, >
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| London, [England] ; ; Oxford, [England] ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1953 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mathematics in Western culture / / Morris Kline
| Mathematics in Western culture / / Morris Kline |
| Autore | Kline Morris <1908-1992, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 1953 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (513 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 510.9 |
| Collana | Galaxy Books |
| Soggetto topico | Mathematics - History |
| ISBN |
1-280-76213-6
9786610762132 0-19-534545-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Table of Contents; I: Introduction. True and False Conceptions; II: The Rule of Thumb in Mathematics; III: The Birth of the Mathematical Spirit; IV: The Elements of Euclid; V: Placing a Yardstick to the Stars; VI: Nature Acquires Reason; VII: Interlude; VIII: Renewal of the Mathematical Spirit; IX: The Harmony of the World; X: Painting and Perspective; XI: Science Born of Art: Projective Geometry; XII: A Discourse on Method; XIII: The Quantitative Approach to Nature; XIV: The Deduction of Universal Laws; XV: Grasping the Fleeting Instant: The Calculus
XVI: The Newtonian Influence: Science and Philosophy XVII: The Newtonian Influence: Religion; XVIII: The Newtonian Influence: Literature and Aesthetics; XIX: The Sine of G Major; XX: Mastery of the Ether Waves; XXI: The Science of Human Nature; XXII: The Mathematical Theory of Ignorance: The Statistical Approach to the Study of Man; XXIII: Prediction and Probability; XXIV: Our Disorderly Universe: The Statistical View of Nature; XXV: The Paradoxes of the Infinite; XXVI: New Geometries, New Worlds; XXVII: The Theory of Relativity; XXVIII: Mathematics: Method and Art; SELECTED REFERENCES; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784867603321 |
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Kline Morris <1908-1992, >
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| Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 1953 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mathematics in Western culture / / Morris Kline
| Mathematics in Western culture / / Morris Kline |
| Autore | Kline Morris <1908-1992, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 1953 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (513 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 510.9 |
| Collana | Galaxy Books |
| Soggetto topico | Mathematics - History |
| ISBN |
1-280-76213-6
9786610762132 0-19-534545-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Table of Contents; I: Introduction. True and False Conceptions; II: The Rule of Thumb in Mathematics; III: The Birth of the Mathematical Spirit; IV: The Elements of Euclid; V: Placing a Yardstick to the Stars; VI: Nature Acquires Reason; VII: Interlude; VIII: Renewal of the Mathematical Spirit; IX: The Harmony of the World; X: Painting and Perspective; XI: Science Born of Art: Projective Geometry; XII: A Discourse on Method; XIII: The Quantitative Approach to Nature; XIV: The Deduction of Universal Laws; XV: Grasping the Fleeting Instant: The Calculus
XVI: The Newtonian Influence: Science and Philosophy XVII: The Newtonian Influence: Religion; XVIII: The Newtonian Influence: Literature and Aesthetics; XIX: The Sine of G Major; XX: Mastery of the Ether Waves; XXI: The Science of Human Nature; XXII: The Mathematical Theory of Ignorance: The Statistical Approach to the Study of Man; XXIII: Prediction and Probability; XXIV: Our Disorderly Universe: The Statistical View of Nature; XXV: The Paradoxes of the Infinite; XXVI: New Geometries, New Worlds; XXVII: The Theory of Relativity; XXVIII: Mathematics: Method and Art; SELECTED REFERENCES; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810692903321 |
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Kline Morris <1908-1992, >
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| Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 1953 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam : a sourcebook / Victor Katz, editor ; Annette Imhausen ... [et al.]
| The mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam : a sourcebook / Victor Katz, editor ; Annette Imhausen ... [et al.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiv, 685 p. : ill. ; 27 cm |
| Disciplina | 510.9 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Katz, Victor J.author
Imhausen, Annette |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics, Ancient - Sources
Mathematics - History - Sources |
| ISBN |
9780691114859
0691114854 |
| Classificazione |
AMS 01-06
AMS 01A05 LC QA22.M3735 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991003798959707536 |
| Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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The mathematics of Sonya Kovalevskaya / [by] Roger Cooke
| The mathematics of Sonya Kovalevskaya / [by] Roger Cooke |
| Autore | Cooke, Roger |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : Springer-Verlag, c1984 |
| Descrizione fisica | xiii, 234 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Disciplina | 510.9 |
| Soggetto topico |
Kovalevskaia, Sofia Vasilevna, 1850-1891
Mathematical analysis-history Mathematicians-Soviet Union-biography |
| ISBN | 0387960309 |
| Classificazione |
AMS 01A55
QA300.C65 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001124809707536 |
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Cooke, Roger
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| New York : Springer-Verlag, c1984 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Mathematics of the 19th century : mathematical logic, algebra number theory, probability theory / edited by A.N. Kolmogorov, A.P. Yushkevich
| Mathematics of the 19th century : mathematical logic, algebra number theory, probability theory / edited by A.N. Kolmogorov, A.P. Yushkevich |
| Autore | Kolmogorov, Andrej Nikolaevič |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, : Birkhauser Verlag, 1992 |
| Descrizione fisica | 308 p. ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 510.9 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Juškevič, Aleksandr Adolʹfovič |
| Soggetto topico | MATEMATICA - Storia - Sec.19 |
| ISBN | 3764325526 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
| Record Nr. | UNISANNIO-NAP0974521 |
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Kolmogorov, Andrej Nikolaevič
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| Basel, : Birkhauser Verlag, 1992 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Sannio | ||
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Mathematics of the 19th century : function theory according to Chebyshev, ordinary differential equations, calculus of variations, theory of finite differences / edited by A.N. Kolmogorov, A.P. Yushkevich ; translated from the Russian by Roger Cooke
| Mathematics of the 19th century : function theory according to Chebyshev, ordinary differential equations, calculus of variations, theory of finite differences / edited by A.N. Kolmogorov, A.P. Yushkevich ; translated from the Russian by Roger Cooke |
| Autore | Kolmogorov, Andrej Nikolaevic |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel ; Boston ; Berlin : Birkhauser, c1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | x, 353 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Disciplina | 510.9 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Yushkevich, A.P. |
| Soggetto topico | Mathematical analysis-history-19th century |
| ISBN | 3764358459 |
| Classificazione |
AMS 01A55
AMS 30-03 AMS 34-03 AMS 39-03 AMS 43-03 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001124969707536 |
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Kolmogorov, Andrej Nikolaevic
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| Basel ; Boston ; Berlin : Birkhauser, c1998 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Mathematics without borders : a history of the International Mathematical Union / / Olli Lehto
| Mathematics without borders : a history of the International Mathematical Union / / Olli Lehto |
| Autore | Lehto Olli |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Springer Science + Business Media, LLC, , 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVI, 399 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510.9 |
| Soggetto topico | Mathematics - History |
| ISBN |
1-4612-6840-0
1-4612-0613-8 |
| Classificazione |
01A74
01A70 01A80 01-02 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1 Prologue to the History of the IMU -- 1.1 Ideas of International Mathematical Cooperation Awaken -- 1.2 Formation of Institutionalized Congresses in -- 1.3 International Mathematical Activities Before World War I -- 1.4 Politics Enters into International Cooperation in Science -- 2 The Old IMU (1920-1932) -- 2.1 The Foundation of the IMU in the Aftermath of World War I -- 2.2 Mounting Opposition Against the IMU’s Policy of Exclusion -- 2.3 Transformation of the International Research Council into the International Council of Scientific Unions -- 2.4 The IMU Separates from the Congresses -- 2.5 The IMU Adrift -- 2.6 Suspension of the IMU -- 3 Mathematical Cooperation Without the IMU (1933-1939) -- 3.1 The Fields Medals -- 3.2 Collaboration in Mathematical Education -- 3.3 A Failed Attempt to Found a New IMU -- 3.4 The Oslo Congress in -- 4 Foundation of the New IMU (1945-1951) 73 -- 4.1 American Declaration of Universality -- 4.2 Preparation of the IMU Statutes -- 4.3 The Rebirth of the IMU -- 4.4 ICM-1950 at Harvard: American Tour de Force -- 5 The IMU Takes Shape (1952-1954) -- 5.1 The First General Assembly in Rome in -- 5.2 The Secretariat of the IMU -- 5.3 Starting the IMU’s Activities -- 5.4 ICMI Becomes Attached to the Union -- 5.5 The 1954 General Assembly in the Netherlands -- 5.6 ICM-1954 in Amsterdam: Comeback of the Old World -- 6 Expansion of the IMU (1955-1958) 121 -- 6.1 Membership of Socialist Countries -- 6.2 The Chinese Problem Emerges -- 6.3 The World Directory of Mathematicians -- 6.4 Extension of Mathematical Activities -- 7 The IMU and International Congresses (1958-1962) -- 7.1 The 1958 General Assembly in Scotland -- 7.2 ICM-1958 in Edinburgh -- 7.3 Why Organize Large ICMs? -- 7.4 The IMU Becomes a Partner of the ICMs -- 7.5 The 1962 General Assembly in Sweden -- 7.6 ICM-1962 in Stockholm: An IMU Breakthrough -- 8 Consolidation of the IMU (1963-1970) -- 8.1 The USSR Hosts the 1966 General Assembly -- 8.2 ICM-1966 in Moscow: East and West Meet -- 8.3 The 1970 General Assembly in France -- 8.4 ICM-1970 in Nice -- 9 North-South and East-West Connections (1971-1978) -- 9.1 New Programs and Trends -- 9.2 The 1974 General Assembly in Canada -- 9.3 ICM-1974 in Vancouver: Disagreement About the Program -- 9.4 How to Make an ICM -- 9.5 The 1978 General Assembly in Finland -- 9.6 ICM-1978 in Helsinki -- 10 Politics Interferes with the IMU (1979-1986) -- 10.1 The IMU and the Soviet National Committee -- 10.2 Martial Law in the Host Country of the Congress -- 10.3 The 1982 General Assembly in Poland -- 10.4 ICM-1983 in Warsaw: Mathematics Above Politics -- 10.5 The 1986 Presidential Election -- 10.6 China Joins the IMU -- 11 The IMU and Related Organizations -- 11.1 The IMU as a Member of ICSU -- 11.2 ICMI as a Subcommission of the IMU -- 11.3 Commission on Development and Exchange -- 11.4 Problems in Africa -- 11.5 The IMU and the History of Mathematics -- 11.6 The IMU and Applied Mathematics -- 12 The IMU in a Changing World (1986-1990) -- 12.1 The 1986 General Assembly in California -- 12.2 ICM-1986 at Berkeley -- 12.3 Japan Hosts the 1990 General Assembly -- 12.4 ICM-1990 in Kyoto -- 12.5 World Mathematical Year 2000 -- 1 Members of the IMU -- 2 General Assemblies of the IMU -- 3 Executive Committees of the IMU -- 4 Meetings of the IMU Executive Committees -- 5 Central Committees of the International Commission on the Teaching of Mathematics -- 6 Executive Committees of ICMI -- 7 Commissions on Development and Exchange -- 8 International Congresses of Mathematicians -- 9 Fields Medals -- 10 Rolf Nevanlinna Prizes -- 11 Union Lectures -- 12 Finances -- 13 Archives (as of June 1996) -- Notes. |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996544572803316 |
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Lehto Olli
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| New York : , : Springer Science + Business Media, LLC, , 1998 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Mathematics without borders : a history of the International Mathematical Union / / Olli Lehto
| Mathematics without borders : a history of the International Mathematical Union / / Olli Lehto |
| Autore | Lehto Olli |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Springer Science + Business Media, LLC, , 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVI, 399 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510.9 |
| Soggetto topico | Mathematics - History |
| ISBN |
1-4612-6840-0
1-4612-0613-8 |
| Classificazione |
01A74
01A70 01A80 01-02 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1 Prologue to the History of the IMU -- 1.1 Ideas of International Mathematical Cooperation Awaken -- 1.2 Formation of Institutionalized Congresses in -- 1.3 International Mathematical Activities Before World War I -- 1.4 Politics Enters into International Cooperation in Science -- 2 The Old IMU (1920-1932) -- 2.1 The Foundation of the IMU in the Aftermath of World War I -- 2.2 Mounting Opposition Against the IMU’s Policy of Exclusion -- 2.3 Transformation of the International Research Council into the International Council of Scientific Unions -- 2.4 The IMU Separates from the Congresses -- 2.5 The IMU Adrift -- 2.6 Suspension of the IMU -- 3 Mathematical Cooperation Without the IMU (1933-1939) -- 3.1 The Fields Medals -- 3.2 Collaboration in Mathematical Education -- 3.3 A Failed Attempt to Found a New IMU -- 3.4 The Oslo Congress in -- 4 Foundation of the New IMU (1945-1951) 73 -- 4.1 American Declaration of Universality -- 4.2 Preparation of the IMU Statutes -- 4.3 The Rebirth of the IMU -- 4.4 ICM-1950 at Harvard: American Tour de Force -- 5 The IMU Takes Shape (1952-1954) -- 5.1 The First General Assembly in Rome in -- 5.2 The Secretariat of the IMU -- 5.3 Starting the IMU’s Activities -- 5.4 ICMI Becomes Attached to the Union -- 5.5 The 1954 General Assembly in the Netherlands -- 5.6 ICM-1954 in Amsterdam: Comeback of the Old World -- 6 Expansion of the IMU (1955-1958) 121 -- 6.1 Membership of Socialist Countries -- 6.2 The Chinese Problem Emerges -- 6.3 The World Directory of Mathematicians -- 6.4 Extension of Mathematical Activities -- 7 The IMU and International Congresses (1958-1962) -- 7.1 The 1958 General Assembly in Scotland -- 7.2 ICM-1958 in Edinburgh -- 7.3 Why Organize Large ICMs? -- 7.4 The IMU Becomes a Partner of the ICMs -- 7.5 The 1962 General Assembly in Sweden -- 7.6 ICM-1962 in Stockholm: An IMU Breakthrough -- 8 Consolidation of the IMU (1963-1970) -- 8.1 The USSR Hosts the 1966 General Assembly -- 8.2 ICM-1966 in Moscow: East and West Meet -- 8.3 The 1970 General Assembly in France -- 8.4 ICM-1970 in Nice -- 9 North-South and East-West Connections (1971-1978) -- 9.1 New Programs and Trends -- 9.2 The 1974 General Assembly in Canada -- 9.3 ICM-1974 in Vancouver: Disagreement About the Program -- 9.4 How to Make an ICM -- 9.5 The 1978 General Assembly in Finland -- 9.6 ICM-1978 in Helsinki -- 10 Politics Interferes with the IMU (1979-1986) -- 10.1 The IMU and the Soviet National Committee -- 10.2 Martial Law in the Host Country of the Congress -- 10.3 The 1982 General Assembly in Poland -- 10.4 ICM-1983 in Warsaw: Mathematics Above Politics -- 10.5 The 1986 Presidential Election -- 10.6 China Joins the IMU -- 11 The IMU and Related Organizations -- 11.1 The IMU as a Member of ICSU -- 11.2 ICMI as a Subcommission of the IMU -- 11.3 Commission on Development and Exchange -- 11.4 Problems in Africa -- 11.5 The IMU and the History of Mathematics -- 11.6 The IMU and Applied Mathematics -- 12 The IMU in a Changing World (1986-1990) -- 12.1 The 1986 General Assembly in California -- 12.2 ICM-1986 at Berkeley -- 12.3 Japan Hosts the 1990 General Assembly -- 12.4 ICM-1990 in Kyoto -- 12.5 World Mathematical Year 2000 -- 1 Members of the IMU -- 2 General Assemblies of the IMU -- 3 Executive Committees of the IMU -- 4 Meetings of the IMU Executive Committees -- 5 Central Committees of the International Commission on the Teaching of Mathematics -- 6 Executive Committees of ICMI -- 7 Commissions on Development and Exchange -- 8 International Congresses of Mathematicians -- 9 Fields Medals -- 10 Rolf Nevanlinna Prizes -- 11 Union Lectures -- 12 Finances -- 13 Archives (as of June 1996) -- Notes. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910737100103321 |
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Lehto Olli
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| New York : , : Springer Science + Business Media, LLC, , 1998 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mathematics without borders : a history of the International Mathematical Union / Olli Lehto
| Mathematics without borders : a history of the International Mathematical Union / Olli Lehto |
| Autore | Lehto, Olli |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : Springer-Verlag, c1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | xvi, 399 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Disciplina | 510.9 |
| Soggetto topico | International mathematical union-history |
| ISBN | 0387983589 |
| Classificazione |
AMS 01A60
AMS 01A65 AMS 01A74 QA1.L42 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001125679707536 |
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Lehto, Olli
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| New York : Springer-Verlag, c1998 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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