John S Croucher, Rosalind F Croucher

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Mistress of Science

The Story of the Remarkable Janet Taylor, Pioneer of Sea Navigation

Beschreibung

The first biography of the remarkable Janet Taylor, a nineteenth-century navigator and mathematician who left an incredible mark on the male-dominated field of sea navigation

Autor

John S. Croucher is a Professor of Management, Macquarie University, Sydney. He has published over 130 research papers and 30 books, and for 8 years was a television presenter on football. John holds 4 PhDs and in 2013 won the prestigious Prime Minister's Award for Australian University Teacher of the Year. A fellow of both the Royal Society of Arts and the Australian Mathematical Society, in 2015 John was made a Member of the Order of Australia for 'significant service to mathematical science in the field of statistics, as an academic, author and mentor and to professional organisations'.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Amberley Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9781445659855
• ISBN-10: 1445659859
• Artikelnr.: 44609815