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Paperback. Editor(s): Coen, Salvatore. Num Pages: 554 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 554
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034807616
- ISBN
- 9783034807616
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Condition: New
€ 124.99
€ 124.99
Paperback. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 271 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX; PHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 529.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034897174
- ISBN
- 9783034897174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.57
€ 80.57
Paperback. Series: Springerbriefs in History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 121 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 203.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 121
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319253442
- ISBN
- 9783319253442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Statistics. Num Pages: 64 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBM; PBT; PBX; PHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 3. Weight in Grams: 118.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642362996
- ISBN
- 9783642362996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.53
€ 52.53
Hardcover. Authoritative and fully illustrated account of the ten years of conservation, imaging and scholarship on the world's greatest palimpsest. Editor(s): Netz, Reviel; Noel, William; Wilson, Nigel; Tchernetska, Natalie. Series: The Archimedes Palimpsest Publications. Num Pages: 700 pages, 58 b/w illus. 127 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; GM; HBLA1; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 341 x 252 x 79. Weight in Grams: 5040. Series: The Archimedes Palimpsest Publications. 700 pages, 58 b/w illus. 127 colour illus. Editor(s): Netz, Reviel; Noel, William; Wilson, Nigel; Tchernetska, Natalie. Authoritative and fully illustrated account of the ten years of conservation, imaging and scholarship on the world's greatest palimpsest. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; GM; HBLA1; PBX. Dimension: 341 x 252 x 79. Weight: 5014.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 700
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107016842
- ISBN
- 9781107016842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 264.71
€ 264.71
paperback. Series: Mathematik Im Kontext. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: HB; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer Spektrum Germany
- Edition
- 2. Aufl. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662471296
- ISBN
- 9783662471296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.44
€ 31.99
€ 27.44
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691626949
- ISBN
- 9780691626949
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.66
€ 45.99
€ 32.66
Hardback. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 401 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBG; PBX; PNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764319748
- ISBN
- 9783764319748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.27
€ 130.27
Hardback. Counters historiographies that search for the origins of modern science within the experimental practices of Europe's first scientific institutions, such as the Cimento. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 262 pages, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402062452
- ISBN
- 9781402062452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 275.81
€ 275.81
Paperback. Contains the papers developing out the presentations given at the International Conference organized by the Torino Academy of Sciences and the Department of Mathematics Giuseppe Peano of the Torino University to celebrate the 150th anniversary of G. Peano's birth - one of the greatest figures in modern mathematics and logic. Editor(s): Skof, Fulvia. Num Pages: 200 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBC; PBX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag Italy
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847018358
- ISBN
- 9788847018358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.90
€ 122.90
hardcover. The first critical edition with English translation and commentary, this book records the first scientific analysis of the camera obscura, including pioneering research on the conditions of formation of the image, and an early attempt to merge the two branches of Ancient optics, the theories of light and vision. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 305 pages, 74 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; TTBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- SKU
- V9783319479903
- ISBN
- 9783319479903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.80
€ 144.80
From Summetria to Symmetry: The Making of a Revolutionary Scientific C...
Hon, Giora (University Of Haifa, Israel); Gol...
paperback. The concept of symmetry is inherent to modern science. This study is based on primary sources, presented in context: the authors examine the trajectory of the concept in the mathematical and scientific disciplines as well as in art and architecture. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMA; HPN; PBX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 539.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048178841
- ISBN
- 9789048178841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 302.68
€ 302.68
Paperback. Mathematics can be a passionate subject, and this text introduces the human sides and foibles of mathematics and mathematicians. Each scandal is introduced by a vignette which, although fictional, follows factual historical accounts. Num Pages: 151 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Wide World Publishing,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 151
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781884550102
- ISBN
- 9781884550102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.76
€ 12.76
Paperback. In recognition of professor the author's long and distinguished service to mathematics and to the University of California, the geometers at Berkely held an International Symposium in Global Analysis and Global Geometry in his honor at Berkely in June 1979. This book is based on this symposium. Series: Springer Collected Works in Mathematics. Num Pages: 519 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBMP; PBMW; PBPD; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1989. Reprint 2013 of the 1989 edition
- Number of pages
- 518
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461443964
- ISBN
- 9781461443964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.35
€ 82.35
Hardback. The major mathematical treatise by the towering Greek mathematician Pappus of Alexandria, the Collection, consists of eight volumes. This volume, the fourth, covers Hellenistic geometry from the point of view of mathematical methods and strategies. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 328 pages, 101 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849960045
- ISBN
- 9781849960045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.16
€ 129.16
Paperback. Editor(s): Sasaki, Chikara; Sugiura, Mitsuo; Dauben, Joseph Warren. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034875233
- ISBN
- 9783034875233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.42
€ 64.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 397 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
- Number of pages
- 397
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034899666
- ISBN
- 9783034899666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.71
€ 122.71
hardcover. Translator(s): Hartmann-Butt, K. Num Pages: VIII, 244 S. 21 Abb. BIC Classification: PBX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540210634
- ISBN
- 9783540210634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.44
€ 41.99
€ 35.44
Paperback. Karl Gustafson was given just two weeks to write the first US spy satellite's software. The project would fundamentally alter America's Cold War strategy, and this autobiographical account of a remarkable academic tells this fascinating inside story for the first time. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KF; PBKS; PBW; PBX; UMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642441424
- ISBN
- 9783642441424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 32.17
€ 40.99
€ 32.17
Hardback. British mathematician Alan Turing, credited with cracking the German Enigma code during World War II, he died in 1954 after eating a cyanide-laced apple - his death was ruled a suicide. This book reveals the author's personal reflections on Turing and other fellow mathematicians. Num Pages: 176 pages, 18 line illus. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129822
- ISBN
- 9780691129822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.20
€ 25.99
€ 19.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Chandrasekharan, Komaravolu; Maass, Hans. Series: Springer Collected Works in Mathematics. Num Pages: 510 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBH; PBKD; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 777.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662489048
- ISBN
- 9783662489048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
hardcover. Complements the previous collection of articles by the author, "Essays on Early Medieval Mathematics", and deals with the development of mathematics in Europe from the 12th century to about 1500. Including the discoveries of Johannes Regiomontanus in trigonometry and algebra, this book cover the knowledge and application of Euclid's "Elements". Series: Variorum Collected Studies. Num Pages: 354 pages, Includes 7 b&w figures. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780860789574
- ISBN
- 9780860789574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.00
€ 203.00
Paperback. Evariste Galois' short life was lived against the turbulent background of the restoration of the Bourbons to the throne of France, the 1830 revolution in Paris and the accession of Louis-Phillipe. This work focuses on a life led with great intensity and a death met tragically under dark circumstances. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: 163 pages, 34 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; BG; PBF; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 163
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764354107
- ISBN
- 9783764354107
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.57
€ 112.57
Paperback. This full-length biography of Finnish mathematician and astronomer Anders Johan Lexell (1740-1784) reveals him as a lucid observer of the intellectual landscape of enlightened Europe. It examines his life as well as his prolific scientific output. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: 300 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 1DVUA; 3JF; BGT; PBM; PBX; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319345321
- ISBN
- 9783319345321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.56
€ 122.56