this book begins with a playful exploration of the building blocks of mathematics, such as definitions, axioms, and proofs. ...
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Lire la suiteBrings together the historical notes published in the various books of mathematics elements by the author. They therefore ...
Lire la suitePractical Geometry is the name of the craft for medieval landmeasurers, otherwise known as surveyors in modern times. Fibonacci ...
Lire la suiteIn the city republics of Renaissance Italy, it was a common practice among the merchant class to send sons for a two-year ...
Lire la suiteAn analysis of Newton's ideas dismisses this hypothesis by the simple fact that the Principia sought to demonstrate the ...
Lire la suiteThis book examines the many contributions of Paul Lorenzen, an outstanding philosopher from the latter half of the 20th ...
Lire la suiteDrawing on published works, correspondence and manuscripts, this book offers the most comprehensive reconstruction of Boscovich’s ...
Lire la suiteThis book provides an overview of Felix Klein’s ideas, highlighting developments in university teaching and school mathematics ...
Lire la suitePresenting famous mathematicians alongside others less known to the general public - from Hilbert to Gödel, from Turing ...
Lire la suiteIn this new book, the tenth of the series that began in Venice with the meetings "Mathematics and culture" that many have ...
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