The Oxford Handbook of the History of Mathematics |
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| Editor:
| Robson, Eleanor
Stedall, Jacqueline |
| Series title: | Oxford Handbooks Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-921312-2 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $185.00 |
Book Description:
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This Handbook explores the history of mathematics, addressing what mathematics has been and what it has meant to practice it. Thirty-six self-contained chapters, each written by a specialist, provide a fascinating overview of 5000 years of mathematics and its key cultures for academics in mathematics, historians of science, and general historians.
This Handbook explores the history of mathematics, addressing what mathematics has been and what it has meant to practice it. Thirty-six self-contained chapters, each written by a specialist, provide a fascinating overview of 5000 years of mathematics and its key cultures for academics in mathematics, historians of science, and general historians.