Volume 1 of a monumental 4-vol. set includes a general survey of mathematics; historical and biographical information on prominent mathematicians throughout history; material on arithmetic, numbers and the art of counting, and the mathematics of space and motion. Non-technical articles by and about
The World of Mathematics, Volume 2
✍ Scribed by James R Newman
- Book ID
- 127452841
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
- Year
- 1956
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 8 MB
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Category
- Library
- ISBN
- 0486411508
- ASIN
- B000OE4O5Y
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✦ Synopsis
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.
✦ Subjects
История математики
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