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Geometrical Landscapes: The Voyages of Discovery and the Transformation of Mathematical Practice - Writing Science
Amir R. Alexander
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Geometrical Landscapes: The Voyages of Discovery and the Transformation of Mathematical Practice - Writing Science
Amir R. Alexander
This title argues that a new way of speaking of mathematics and describing it emerged at the end of the 16th century. Leading mathematicians like Hariot, Stevin, Galileo and Cavalieri began referring to their field in terms drawn from the exploration accounts of Columbus and Magellan.
336 pages, 31 illustrations
Media | Bøker Innbunden bok (Bok med hard rygg og stivt omslag) |
Utgitt | 29. juli 2002 |
ISBN13 | 9780804732604 |
Utgivere | Stanford University Press |
Antall sider | 312 |
Mål | 237 × 157 × 25 mm · 544 g |
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