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  • Knowledge as a Tale Knowledge as a Tale
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    Knowledge as a Tale

    This text describes the process that led to knowledge becoming the most important modern good and a complex phenomenon beginning at the end of the 19th century. It was a change in the way of understanding the world proposed by mathematics and geometry...
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  • Kurt Gödel Kurt Gödel
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    Kurt Gödel

    Kurt Gödel (1906-1978) gained world-wide fame by his incompleteness theorem of 1931. Later, he set as his aim to solve what are known as Hilbert's first and second problems, namely Cantor's continuum hypothesis about the cardinality of real numbers, and...
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    Daniele Barbaro and the University of Padova

    This book, edited by Kim Williams and Cosimo Monteleone, follows the publication of two other books dedicated to Daniele Barbaro and published by Springer: Daniele Barbaro's Vitruvius of 1567 (Kim Williams, 2019) and Daniele Barbaro's Perspective of 1568...
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    Contemporary Mathematical Thinking

    This book deals with the evolution of mathematical thought during the 20th century. Representing a unique point of view combining mathematics, philosophy and history on this issue, it presents an original analysis of key authors, for example Bourbaki,...
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  • The Splendors and Miseries of Martingales The Splendors and Miseries of Martingales
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    The Splendors and Miseries of Martingales

    Over the past eighty years, martingales have become central in the mathematics of randomness. They appear in the general theory of stochastic processes, in the algorithmic theory of randomness, and in some branches of mathematical statistics. Yet little...
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  • Mathematics Education in a Neocolonial Country Mathematics Education in a Neocolonial Country
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    Mathematics Education in a Neocolonial Country

    Most education research is undertaken in western developed countries. While some research from developing countries does make it into research journals from time to time, but these articles only emphasize the rarity of research in developing countries...
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  • Founding Mathematics on Semantic Conventions Founding Mathematics on Semantic Conventions
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    Founding Mathematics on Semantic Conventions

    This book presents a new nominalistic philosophy of mathematics: semantic conventionalism. Its central thesis is that mathematics should be founded on the human ability to create language - and specifically, the ability to institute conventions for the...
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  • Toward Mathematics for All Toward Mathematics for All
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    Toward Mathematics for All

    This book presents a history of mathematic between 1607 and 1865 in that part of mainland North America which is north of Mexico but excludes the present-day Canada and Alaska. Unlike most other histories of mathematics now available, the emphasis is on...
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  • Mathematics, Logic, and their Philosophies Mathematics, Logic, and their Philosophies
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    Mathematics, Logic, and their Philosophies

    This volume is a collection of essays in honour of Professor Mohammad Ardeshir. It examines topics which, in one way or another, are connected to the various aspects of his multidisciplinary research interests. Based on this criterion, the book is...
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  • Sophie Germain Sophie Germain
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    Sophie Germain

    This biography of the mathematician, Sophie Germain, paints a rich portrait of a brilliant and complex woman, the mathematics she developed, her associations with Gauss, Legendre, and other leading researchers, and the tumultuous times in which she lived...
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  • The Making of a Scribe The Making of a Scribe
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    The Making of a Scribe

    This book presents a novel methodology to study economic texts. The author investigates discrepancies in these writings by focusing on errors, mistakes, and rounding numbers. In particular, he looks at the acquisition, use, and development of practical...
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  • Friedrich Waismann Friedrich Waismann
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    Friedrich Waismann

    This edited collection covers Friedrich Waismann's most influential contributions to twentieth-century philosophy of language: his concepts of open texture and language strata, his early criticism of verificationism and the analytic-synthetic...
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  • Arto Salomaa Arto Salomaa
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    Arto Salomaa

    This book outlines the scientific career of Arto Salomaa, a pioneer in theoretical computer science and mathematics. The author first interviewed the subject and his family and collaborators, and he then researched this fascinating biography of an...
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  • Ambartsumian's Legacy and Active Universe Ambartsumian's Legacy and Active Universe
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    Ambartsumian's Legacy and Active Universe

    This book is devoted to the scientific legacy of Professor Victor Ambartsumian - one of the distinguished scientists of the last century. He obtained very essential results not only in astrophysics, but also in mathematics and theoretical physics. One...
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  • The Evolution of Applied Harmonic Analysis The Evolution of Applied Harmonic Analysis
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    The Evolution of Applied Harmonic Analysis

    A sweeping exploration of the development and far-reaching applications of harmonic analysis such as signal processing, digital music, Fourier optics, radio astronomy, crystallography, medical imaging, spectroscopy, and more. Featuring a wealth of...
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  • The Hill-Brown Theory of the Moon's Motion The Hill-Brown Theory of the Moon's Motion
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    The Hill-Brown Theory of the Moon's Motion

    This book, in three parts, describes three phases in the development of the modern theory and calculation of the Moon's motion. Part I explains the crisis in lunar theory in the 1870s that led G.W. Hill to lay a new foundation for an analytic solution, a...
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  • The Selected Correspondence of L.E.J. Brouwer The Selected Correspondence of L.E.J. Brouwer
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    The Selected Correspondence of L.E.J. Brouwer

    L.E.J. Brouwer (1881-1966) is best known for his revolutionary ideas on topology and foundations of mathematics (intuitionism). The present collection contains a mixture of letters; university and faculty correspondence has been included, some of which...
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  • Pappus of Alexandria Pappus of Alexandria
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    Pappus of Alexandria

    Although not so well known today, Book 4 of Pappus' Collection is one of the most important and influential mathematical texts from antiquity. The mathematical vignettes form a portrait of mathematics during the Hellenistic "Golden Age", illustrating...
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  • James Stirling's Methodus Differentialis James Stirling's Methodus Differentialis
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    James Stirling's Methodus Differentialis

    A new translation makes this classic and important text more generally accessible. The text is placed in its contemporary context, but also related to the interests of practising mathematicians today. This book will be of...
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  • A Russian Childhood A Russian Childhood
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    A Russian Childhood

    In the year 1889 Sofya Vasilievna Kovalevskaya, Profes­ sor of Mathematics at the University of Stockholm, pub­ lished her recollections of growing up in mid-nineteenth century Russia. Professor Kovalevskaya was already an...
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  • Between Theory and Observations Between Theory and Observations
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    Between Theory and Observations

    In the 18th century, purely scientific interests as well as the practical necessities of navigation motivated the development of new theories and techniques to accurately describe celestial and lunar motion."Between Theory and Observations" presents a...
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    The Math Book
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    The Math Book

    Math's infinite mysteries unfold in this updated edition of the award-winningThe Math Book. Beginning millions of years ago with ancient "ant odometers," and moving through time to our modern-day quest for higher dimensions, prolific polymath Clifford...
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  • Kohärenz und Wahrscheinlichkeit Kohärenz und Wahrscheinlichkeit
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    Kohärenz und Wahrscheinlichkeit

    Ein prominenter Einwand gegen Kohärenztheorien der Rechtfertigung lautet, dass der zugrunde liegende Begriff der Kohärenz vage ist. In diesem Buch geben wir einen Überblick über die neuere Forschung im Bereich probabilistischer Kohärenzmaße, die den...
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  • Mathematical Plato Mathematical Plato
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    Mathematical Plato

    Plato is the first scientist whose work we still possess. He is our first writer to interpret the natural world mathematically, and also the first theorist of mathematics in the natural sciences. As no one else before or after, he set out why we should...
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  • Elemente Der Geometrie Auf Der Geraden Linie (1866) Elemente Der Geometrie Auf Der Geraden Linie (1866)
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    Elemente Der Geometrie Auf Der Geraden Linie (1866)

    ""Elemente der Geometrie auf der geraden Linie"" ist ein Buch von T. E. Hart, das erstmals 1866 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch ist eine Einf�����hrung in die Geometrie auf der geraden Linie und behandelt Themen wie die Definition von Linien, Winkeln...
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  • Elemente Der Analytischen Geometrie Elemente Der Analytischen Geometrie
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    Elemente Der Analytischen Geometrie

    ""Elemente der Analytischen Geometrie: In Homogenen Koordinaten"" ist ein Buch von Richard Heger, das im Jahr 1872 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es ist ein Werk �����ber Analytische Geometrie, das sich auf homogene Koordinaten konzentriert. Das Buch...
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  • Elemente Der Analytischen Geometrie (1895) Elemente Der Analytischen Geometrie (1895)
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    Elemente Der Analytischen Geometrie (1895)

    ""Elemente der Analytischen Geometrie"" ist ein Lehrbuch der Mathematik, das erstmals im Jahr 1895 von Johann Otto Gandtner ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch behandelt die Grundlagen der analytischen Geometrie, einschlie�����lich der...
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  • Die Mathematische Intervallenlehre Der Griechen (1818) Die Mathematische Intervallenlehre Der Griechen (1818)
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    Die Mathematische Intervallenlehre Der Griechen (1818)

    Das Buch ""Die Mathematische Intervallenlehre Der Griechen"" von Friedrich Von Drieberg wurde im Jahr 1818 ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine Studie �����ber die mathematische Intervallenlehre der Griechen. Der Autor untersucht die Konzepte der...
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  • Briefwechsel Zwischen Gauss Und Bessel (1880) Briefwechsel Zwischen Gauss Und Bessel (1880)
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    Briefwechsel Zwischen Gauss Und Bessel (1880)

    Das Buch ""Briefwechsel zwischen Gauss und Bessel (1880)"" enth�����lt die Korrespondenz zwischen den beiden bedeutenden Mathematikern Carl Friedrich Gauss und Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel. Der Briefwechsel, der zwischen 1828 und 1846 stattfand, umfasst...
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  • Bernard Bolzano's Paradoxien Des Unendlichen (1831) Bernard Bolzano's Paradoxien Des Unendlichen (1831)
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    Bernard Bolzano's Paradoxien Des Unendlichen (1831)

    Das Buch ""Bernard Bolzanos Paradoxien des Unendlichen"" (1831) von Fr. Prihonsky ist eine umfassende Beschreibung der Paradoxien, die von dem ������sterreichischen Mathematiker und Philosophen Bernard Bolzano aufgestellt wurden. Bolzanos Arbeit...
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  • Elemens D'Analyse Geometrique Et D'Analyse Algebrique (1809) Elemens D'Analyse Geometrique Et D'Analyse Algebrique (1809)
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    Elemens D'Analyse Geometrique Et D'Analyse Algebrique (1809)

    Le livre ""Elemens D'Analyse Geometrique Et D'Analyse Algebrique"" a �����t����� �����crit par Simon L'Huilier en 1809. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage de math�����matiques qui couvre deux domaines : l'analyse g�����om�����trique et l'analyse alg�����brique. Dans...
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  • Elements De Calcul Approximatif (1887) Elements De Calcul Approximatif (1887)
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    Elements De Calcul Approximatif (1887)

    ""El�����ments de Calcul Approximatif"" est un livre �����crit en 1887 par Charles Ruchonnet. Cet ouvrage est un trait����� sur les m�����thodes de calcul approximatif, destin����� aux �����tudiants et aux professionnels de l'�����poque. Il pr�����sente...
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  • Uber Die Geometrie Der Kegelschnitte Uber Die Geometrie Der Kegelschnitte
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    Uber Die Geometrie Der Kegelschnitte

    ""�����ber die Geometrie der Kegelschnitte: Insbesondere deren Charakteristikenproblem"" ist ein Buch des deutschen Mathematikers Eduard Study. Es wurde erstmals 1885 ver������ffentlicht und ist ein wichtiger Beitrag zur Geometrie der Kegelschnitte. Das...
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  • Vie De Henri Mondeux Vie De Henri Mondeux
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    Vie De Henri Mondeux

    ""Vie De Henri Mondeux: Jeune Patre Mathematicien (1844)"" est un roman �����crit par Hippolyte Barbier. L'histoire se d�����roule en France au d�����but du XIXe si�����cle et suit la vie de Henri Mondeux, un jeune berger qui poss�����de une grande...
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  • Versuch Einer Philosophie Der Mathematik (1853) Versuch Einer Philosophie Der Mathematik (1853)
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    Versuch Einer Philosophie Der Mathematik (1853)

    Versuch einer Philosophie der Mathematik ist ein Buch von Hermann Schwarz, das 1853 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch ist eine philosophische Untersuchung der Mathematik und ihrer Grundlagen. Schwarz geht der Frage nach, was Mathematik ist und wie sie...
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  • Tables Cyclographiques (1857) Tables Cyclographiques (1857)
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    Tables Cyclographiques (1857)

    Tables Cyclographiques (1857) par Potier, Edmond est un livre qui contient des tables math�����matiques utiles pour les calculs en astronomie et en g�����od�����sie. Les tables sont organis�����es en fonction des fonctions trigonom�����triques et...
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  • Reviving Ancient Chinese Mathematics Reviving Ancient Chinese Mathematics
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    Reviving Ancient Chinese Mathematics

    Twentieth-century China has been caught between a desire to increase its wealth and power in line with other advanced nations, which, by implication, means copying their institutions, practices and values, whilst simultaneously seeking to preserve...
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