The Rainbow of Mathematics

The Rainbow of Mathematics
Author: Ivor Grattan-Guinness
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 836
Release: 2000
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780393320305

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"For Ivor Grattan-Guinness . . . the story of how numbers were invented and harnessed is a passionate, physical saga."--"The New Yorker." The author charts the growth of mathematics through the centuries and describes the evolution of arithmetic and geometry, trigonometry, and other disciplines.


The Rainbow of Mathematics
Language: en
Pages: 836
Authors: Ivor Grattan-Guinness
Categories: Mathematics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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"For Ivor Grattan-Guinness . . . the story of how numbers were invented and harnessed is a passionate, physical saga."--"The New Yorker." The author charts the
History of the Mathematical Sciences
Language: en
Pages: 239
Authors: Ivor Grattan-Guiness
Categories: Mathematics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-12-15 - Publisher: Springer

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Papers presented at the International Conference on History of Mathematical Sciences, held at New Delhi during 20-23 December 2001.
The Cambridge History of Science: Volume 5, The Modern Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Language: en
Pages: 714
Authors: David C. Lindberg
Categories: Mathematics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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A new and comprehensive examination of the history of the modern physical and mathematical sciences.
How Economics Became a Mathematical Science
Language: en
Pages: 332
Authors: E. Roy Weintraub
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-05-28 - Publisher: Duke University Press

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DIVDiscusses the history of 20th century economics, and how it has become dominated by mathematical approaches./div
Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sciences
Language: en
Pages: 764
Authors: Ivor Grattan-Guiness
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-11-11 - Publisher: Routledge

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First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.