ENGLISH

The World of Mathematics, Volume 2

By James R Newman

Book information

Publisher
Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Year
1956
ISBN
9780486411507, 0486411508
ASIN
B000OE4O5Y
Open Library ID
OL7638103M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
8 MB (7938859 bytes)
Edition
2nd Printing
Pages
716\716
Library
Kolxo3
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11
Математика;История математики

Description

Volume 2 of a monumental 4-vol. set covers mathematics and the physical world, mathematics and social science, and the laws of chance, with non-technical essays by and about scores of eminent mathematicians, economists, scientists, and others. Individual articles on "Mathematics of Motion," by Galileo Galilei; "Mathematics of Heredity," by Gregor Mendel; "Mathematics of Population and Food," by Thomas Robert Malthus, and many more. Informative commentary by noted mathematics scholar James R. Newman precedes each essay. Numerous figures.

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