| The World of Mathematics, Vol. 1: Volume 1 Contributor(s): Newman, James R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0486411532 ISBN-13: 9780486411538 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2000 Annotation: Vol. 1 of a monumental 4-volume set includes a general survey of mathematics; historical and biographical information on prominent mathematicians throughout history; material on arithmetic, numbers and the art of counting, and the mathematics of space and motion. Includes commentary by noted mathematics scholar James R. Newman. Features numerous figures. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Reference |
| Dewey: 510 |
| LCCN: 00027006 |
| Series: Dover Books on Mathematics |
| Physical Information: 1.41" H x 5.39" W x 8.43" (1.74 lbs) 768 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Vol. 1 of a monumental four-volume set includes a general survey of mathematics; historical and biographical information on prominent mathematicians throughout history; material on arithmetic, numbers and the art of counting, and the mathematics of space and motion. Nontechnical articles by and about scores of eminent mathematicians as well as literary figures, economists, biologists. and many other thinkers. Informative commentary by noted mathematics scholar James R. Newman precedes essays by Eric Temple Bell, W. W. Rouse Ball, Leonhard Euler, Bertrand Russell, Alfred North Whitehead, many others. Numerous figures. |