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David Hilbert was arguably the leading mathematician of his generation. He was among the few mathematicians who could reshape mathematics, and was abl...
A Scientific Biography
A comprehensive look at the mathematics, physics, and philosophy of Henri Poincaré Henri Poincaré (1854–1912) was not just one of the most inventi...
Euclidean, Non-Euclidean, and Relativistic
The history of the development of Euclidean, non-Euclidean, and relativistic ideas of the shape of the universe, is presented in this lively account b...
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This book is a study of how a particular vision of the unity of mathematics, often called geometric function theory, was created in the 19th century. ...
“Jeremy Gray is one of the world’s leading historians of mathematics, and an accomplished author of popular science. In Simply Riemann he combines...
The Modernist Transformation of Mathematics
Plato's Ghost is the first book to examine the development of mathematics from 1880 to 1920 as a modernist transformation similar to those in art, lit...
A Course in the History of Geometry in the 19th Century
Based on the latest historical research, Worlds Out of Nothing is the first book to provide a course on the history of geometry in the 19th century. T...
Volume 1
The History of Mathematics: A Source-Based Approach is a comprehensive history of the development of mathematics. This, the first volume of the two-vo...
Our main purpose in this book is to present an English translation of Desargues' Rough Draft of an Essay on the results of taking plane sections of a ...
This guide to Munich includes: a special section on Oktoberfest; excursions to Nuremberg and Salzburg;clubs, bars and live music venues; recommended a...
Selections from The Mathematical Intelligencer
Approximately fifty articles that were published in The Mathematical Intelligencer during its first eighteen years. The selection demonstrates the wid...
From Algebraic Equations to Modern Algebra
This textbook provides an accessible account of the history of abstract algebra, tracing a range of topics in modern algebra and number theory back to...
Titan of Science
Classic biography of Gauss, updated with new introduction, bibliography and new material....
This is an undergraduate textbook that reveals the intricacies of geometry. The approach used is that a geometry is a space together with a set of tra...
This is one of a series of guidebooks that select the best a destination has to offer in an accessible, light, pocket-sized format. Detailed maps and ...
Essays in History and Philosophy
The PSI Report
Includes easy trips to Quebec City and Ottawa.
Old World charm and New World chic collide in this historic town with a young attitude. Take this guide and explore Montréal - it's jazz heaven, arch...
Lonely Planet regional guides- Inspirational colour Highlights sections and tailored Itineraries chapters make pre-trip planning a breeze- Lead titles...
A travel series unlike any other, Insight Guides go beyond the sights and into reality. Their incomparable photojournalistic approach captures the uni...
The authors present a detailed section on beer and wine, a full range of eating options, an outdoor activities section with information on scenic cycl...
History - Climate - Flora and fauna - Population and people - Arts - Religion - Regions....
The Implications for Military Reform
This thesis examines the impact of NATO-Russia relations on the process of military reform in the Russian Federation. The military reform process with...
An account of the major work of Janos Bolyai, a nineteenth-century mathematician who set the stage for the field of non-Euclidean geometry. Janos Boly...
A reign of terror swept the streets of Birmingham in the 1920s. Criminals armed with small axes attacked immigrant merchants and interracial couples, ...
Algebra and Geometry
Mathematics/Arts, an interfaculty second level course....
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The crakling energy of Rotterdam's nightlife, Friesland's golden sands and shimmering lakes, Amsterdam's museums ans art galleries - the Netherlands i...
A group of young black people
From colonial Charleston to commercial Atlanta and all the best scenic drives and sights in-between, this new guide includes a special section on the ...