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David Hilbert's Lectures on the Foundations of Arithmetic and Logic 1894-1917

This volume focuses on notes for lectures on the foundations of the mathematical sciences held by Hilbert in the period 1894-1917. They document Hilbert s first engagement with impossibility proofs; his…

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Keith Houston
Empire of the Sum

Starting with hands, abacus and slide rule, humans have always reached for tools to simplify math. Pocket-sized calculators ushered in modern mathematics, helped build the atomic bomb, took us to the bott…

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Alexander Krauss
Science of Science

Science of Science is the first book to provide an integrated framework for the science of science as an emerging field, and a comprehensive understanding of the foundations and limits of science. Spannin…

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Stephen Abbott
The Proof Stage

How playwrights from Alfred Jarry and Samuel Beckett to Tom Stoppard and Simon McBurney brought the power of mathematics to life on the stageThe discovery of alternate geometries, paradoxes of the infinit…

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Robin Wilson, Steven Balbus
Oxford's Savilian Professors of Astronomy

The Savilian Professorships in Astronomy and Geometry at Oxford University were founded in 1619 by Sir Henry Savile, distinguished scholar and Warden of Merton College. The Astronomy professorship, in par…

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John Heywood
In Search of Technological Excellence

Using a plethora of previously unpublished sources, this book analyses the policymaking and policy implementation in the education of British engineers and technologists between 1944-1994.

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Siobhan Roberts
Genius at Play

A multifaceted biography of a brilliant mathematician and iconoclast A mathematician unlike any other, John Horton Conway (1937–2020) possessed a rock star’s charisma, a polymath’s promiscuous curiosity,…

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Benjamin Wardhaugh
Counting

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO COUNT? WHY ARE HUMANS THE ONLY SPECIES ON EARTH THAT CAN DO IT? WHERE DID COUNTING COME FROM? HOW HAS IT SHAPED SOCIETIES ALONG THE WAY? AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?Countingis an innovativ…

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Paolo Mancosu
The Wilderness of the Infinite

The Wilderness of the Infinite explores the emergence in the Latinate thirteenth century of original approaches to mathematical infinity and to unequal infinities. Within the span of twenty years (1220-12…

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Chris Edwards
The New Order

What if the great discoveries of science came in the "wrong" order? The Laws of Thermodynamics were discovered well after the creation of algebra, classical physics, and chemistry, but are perha…

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Piero Della Francesca, Rocco Sinisgalli
On the Perspective of Painting

An illuminating comparative translation of Piero della Francesca's pioneering Renaissance work on scientific perspective, showcasing his groundbreaking methods and influence on art and architecture.On the…

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Barry Loewer
Laws of Nature and Chances

Barry Loewer presents a novel account of the metaphysics of laws of nature, chances, fundamental ontology, and the space-time arena they occupy. He discusses the history of the concept of laws of nature, …

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Michael Kempe,
The Best of All Possible Worlds

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716) was the Benjamin Franklin of Europe, a "universal genius" who ranged across many fields and made breakthroughs in most of them. Leibniz invented calculus (i…

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Holger Becker
A Historical Dictionary of Mathematical Terms

Science Networks. Historical Studies

This unique reference work systematically presents and studies mathematical terms, sourcing literature from antiquity until the 20th century.The book provides detailed and reliable information on the orig…

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Peter D. Schumer
Fractions

Aimed at anyone with a passion for the history of mathematics, including teachers and students of all ages, this book makes fractions come to life in a very friendly, lively, and readable way, outlining w…

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Adam Nocek, Giuseppe Longo
The Organism Is a Theory Volume 77

A bold reimagining of life that bridges science, philosophy, cybernetics, and the complexities of biological existenceThe Organism Is a Theory is an intriguing synthesis of decades of interdisciplinary re…

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Breaking Images

Mathematics is an activity-something we do-not just something inert that we study. This rich collection begins from that premise to explore the various social influences, institutional forces and lived re…

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Breaking Images

Mathematics is an activity-something we do-not just something inert that we study. This rich collection begins from that premise to explore the various social influences, institutional forces and lived re…

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History and Epistemology in Mathematics Education

This book explores the evolving relationship between the history and epistemology of mathematics and mathematics education over the past fifty years. Beginning with the international movement that emerged…

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The Architecture and Archaeology of Modern Logic

This book honors the original and influential work by Göran Sundholm in the fields of the philosophy and history of logic and mathematics. Borne from two conferences held in Paris and Leiden on the occasi…

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