The Rainbow of Mathematics: A History of the Mathematical Sciences

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W. W. Norton & Company, 2000 - 817 σελίδες
He charts the growth of mathematics through its refinement by ancient Greeks and then medieval Arabs, to its systematic development by Europeans from the Middle Ages to the early twentieth century. This book describes the evolution of arithmetic and geometry, trigonometry and algebra; the interplay between mathematics, physics, and mathematical astronomy; and "new" branches such as probability and statistics. Authoritative and comprehensive, The Rainbow of Mathematics is a unique account of the development of the science that is at the heart of so many other sciences. Originally published under the title The Norton History of the Mathematical Sciences.

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Previewing the rainbow
1
Invisible origins and ancient traditions
18
from the early Middle
104
The calculus and its consequences
257
Analysis and mechanics at centre stage
303
Institutions and the profession after
347
Mathematical analysis
364
The expanding world of algebras
413
Mechanics and mathematical physics
439
International mathematics but the rise
479
The new century to the Great
654
Reviewing the rainbow
719
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Ivor Grattan-Guinness is professor of the history of mathematics and logic at Middlesex University, England. Ivor Grattan-Guinness is professor of the history of mathematics and logic at Middlesex University, England.

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