An edition of Men of mathematics (1900)

Men of mathematics

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An edition of Men of mathematics (1900)

Men of mathematics

1st Touchstone ed.
  • 3.5 (4 ratings) ·
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A collection of biographies describing the lives and achievements of 29 mathematicians. Includes Zeno, Descartes, Fermat, Pascal, Newton, and Leibniz.

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Language
English
Pages
590

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Cover of: Men of mathematics
Men of mathematics
2008, Simon & Schuster
in English - 1st Touchstone ed.
Cover of: Men of mathematics
Men of mathematics
1986, Simon & Schuster
in English - 1st Touchstone ed.
Cover of: Men of mathematics
Men of mathematics
1986, Simon & Schuster
in English - 1st Touchstone ed.
Cover of: Men of mathematics
Men of mathematics
1937, Simon and Schuster
in English

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Table of Contents

Modern minds in ancient bodies
Gentleman, soldier, and mathematician
The prince of amateurs
"Greatness and misery of man"
On the seashore
Master of all trades
Nature or nurture?
Analysis incarnate
A lofty pyramid
From peasant to snob
Friends of an emperor
The day of glory
The prince of mathematicians
Mathematics and windmills
The Copernicus of geometry
Genius and poverty
The great algorist
An Irish tragedy
Genius and stupidity
Invariant twins
Master and pupil
Complete independence
The man, not the method
The doubter
Anima candida
Arithmetic the second
The last universalist
Paradise lost?

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Published in
New York
Copyright Date
1937

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
510/.92/2, B
Library of Congress
QA28 .B4 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvii, 590 pages
Number of pages
590

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL37767558M
Internet Archive
menofmathematics0000bell_a2v6
ISBN 10
1416597611
ISBN 13
9781416597612
OCLC/WorldCat
428818616

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