Gebundenes Buch

Beyond the Learned Academy

The Practice of Mathematics, 1600-1850

Herausgeber: Beeley, Philip; Hollings, Christopher

Beschreibung

Comprising fifteen essays by leading authorities in the history of mathematics, this volume aims to exemplify the richness, diversity, and breadth of mathematical practice from the seventeenth century through to the middle of the nineteenth century.

Autor

Philip Beeley studied philosophy, mathematics, and history of exact sciences and technology at the University College of North Wales, and at the Technische Universität in Berlin, gaining his PhD in 1993. He held posts at the University of Hamburg and University of Münster before coming to Oxford in 2007. He is the former President of the British Society for the History of Mathematics and is a member of the International Academy of the History of Science. Christopher Hollings studied mathematics at the University of York, gaining his PhD in 2007. He has held post-doctoral positions in mathematics at the universities of Lisbon and Manchester, before moving to Oxford in 2010 as a researcher in the history of mathematics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 167mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 994g
• ISBN-13: 9780198863953
• ISBN-10: 0198863950
• Artikelnr.: 68353025