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The mathematics of great amateurs

By Jeremy Gray , Julian Lowell Coolidge

Book information

Publisher
Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press
Year
1990
ISBN
0198539398, 9780198539391
LCC
QA28 .C6 1990
Open Library ID
OL2201440M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1467681 bytes)
Edition
2nd ed
Pages
235\235
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

This unique history surveys the mathematical contributions of numerous individuals noted mainly for their groundbreaking activities in other fields. It evaluates the discoveries of such luminaries as Plato, Leonardo da Vinci, Omar Khayyam, Jan de Witt, Denis Diderot, William George Horner, Antoine Arnauld, and many others, providing fascinating information on their lives and circumstances. The book also includes a valuable introductory essay by Professor Jeremy Gray, who comments on changes that have taken place in the study of history and mathematics since the initial publication of this classic work in 1949.

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