Tales of Physicists and Mathematicians

Author: Simon Gindikin Alan Shuchat
Publisher: Birkhauser
Category: History Of Mathematics, Science: General Issues, Popular Science, Physics Books
Book Format: Paperback

This revised and greatly expanded edition of the Russian classic contains a wealth of new information about the lives of many great mathematicians and scientists, past and present. Written by a distinguished mathematician and featuring a unique mix of mathematics, physics, and history, this text combines original source material and provides careful explanations for some of the most significant discoveries in mathematics and physics. What emerges are intriguing, multifaceted biographies that will interest readers at all levels.

Table Of Contents
Ars Magna (The Great Art).- Appendix: From De Vita Propria Liber (The Book of My Life).- Two Tales of Galileo.- I. The Discovery of the Laws of Motion.- II. The Medicean Stars.- Appendix: Olaf Roemer's Conjecture.- Christiaan Huygens, Pendulum Clocks, and a Curve "Not At All Considered by the Ancients".- Appendix: Part Five of Horlogium Oscillatorium.- Blaise Pascal.- Prince of Mathematicians.- I. Gauss' Debut.- II. The Golden Theorem.- III. Royal Days.- Appendix: Construction Problems Leading to Cubic Equations.

SKU BK-9781461284093
Barcode # 9781461284093
Brand Birkhauser
Artist / Author Simon Gindikin Alan Shuchat
Shipping Weight 0.2500kg
Shipping Width 0.160m
Shipping Height 0.090m
Shipping Length 0.230m
Assembled Length 23.400m
Assembled Height 90.000m
Assembled Width 15.600m
Type Paperback

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