History

Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sciences By:I. Grattan-Guinness Published on 2003 by JHU Press Mathematics is one of the most basic -- and most ancient -- types of knowledge. Yet the details of its historical development remain obscure to all but a few specialists. The two-volume Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sciences recovers this mathematical heritage, bringing together many of the world's leading historians of mathematics to examine the history and philosophy of the mathematical sciences in a cultural context, tracing their evolution from ancient times to the twentieth century. In 176 concise articles divided into twelve parts, contributors describe and analyze the variety of problems, theories, proofs, and techniques in all areas of pure and applied mathematics, including probability and statistics. This indispensable reference work demonstrates the continuing importance of mathematics and its u...

Writing the History of Mathematics: Its Historical Development By:Joseph W. Dauben,Christoph J. Scriba Published on 2002-09-23 by Springer Science & Business Media As an historiographic monograph, this book offers a detailed survey of the professional evolution and significance of an entire discipline devoted to the history of science. It provides both an intellectual and a social history of the development of the subject from the first such effort written by the ancient Greek author Eudemus in the Fourth Century BC, to the founding of the international journal, Historia Mathematica, by Kenneth O. May in the early 1970s. This Book was ranked at 37 by Google Books for keyword History. Book ID of Writing the History of Mathematics: Its Historical Development's Books is oXjMYIonXTYC, Book which was written byJoseph W. Dauben,Christoph J. Scribahave ETAG "8Czuc9jQ0xM" Book which was published by Springer Science & Business Media since 2002-09-23 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 ...