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History of Water Management in the Iberian Peninsula
Between the 16th and 19th Centuries
Av Ana Duarte Rodrigues, Carmen Toribio Marín
Inbunden, 2020
1425 kr
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This volume approaches the history of water in the Iberian Peninsula in a novel way, by linking it to the ongoing international debate on water crisis and solutions to overcome the lack of water in the Mediterranean.What water devices were found? What were the models for these devices? How were …
History of Water Management in the Iberian Peninsula
Between the 16th and 19th Centuries
Av Ana Duarte Rodrigues, Carmen Toribio Marín
Häftad, 2021
1425 kr
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This volume approaches the history of water in the Iberian Peninsula in a novel way, by linking it to the ongoing international debate on water crisis and solutions to overcome the lack of water in the Mediterranean.What water devices were found? What were the models for these devices? How were …
Mathematical Communities in the Reconstruction After the Great War 1918–1928
Trajectories and Institutions
Av Laurent Mazliak, Rossana Tazzioli
Inbunden, 2021
1425 kr
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This book is a consequence of the international meeting organized in Marseilles in November 2018 devoted to the aftermath of the Great War for mathematical communities. It features selected original research presented at the meeting offering a new perspective on a period, the 1920s, not extensively …
Mathematical Communities in the Reconstruction After the Great War 1918–1928
Trajectories and Institutions
Av Laurent Mazliak, Rossana Tazzioli
Häftad, 2022
1425 kr
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This book is a consequence of the international meeting organized in Marseilles in November 2018 devoted to the aftermath of the Great War for mathematical communities. It features selected original research presented at the meeting offering a new perspective on a period, the 1920s, not extensively …
In Foreign Lands: The Migration of Scientists for Political or Economic Reasons
Av Maria Teresa Borgato, Christine Phili
Inbunden, 2022
1861 kr
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This proceedings volume collects the stories of mathematicians and scientists who have spent and developed parts of their careers and life in countries other than those of their origin. The reasons may have been different in different periods but were often driven by political or economic …
In Foreign Lands: The Migration of Scientists for Political or Economic Reasons
Av Maria Teresa Borgato, Christine Phili
Häftad, 2023
1644 kr
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This proceedings volume collects the stories of mathematicians and scientists who have spent and developed parts of their careers and life in countries other than those of their origin. The reasons may have been different in different periods but were often driven by political or economic …
Model and Mathematics: From the 19th to the 21st Century
Av Michael Friedman, Karin Krauthausen
Inbunden, 2022
551 kr
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This open access book collects the historical and medial perspectives of a systematic and epistemological analysis of the complicated, multifaceted relationship between model and mathematics, ranging from, for example, the physical mathematical models of the 19th century to the simulation and …
Model and Mathematics: From the 19th to the 21st Century
Av Michael Friedman, Karin Krauthausen
Häftad, 2022
442 kr
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This open access book collects the historical and medial perspectives of a systematic and epistemological analysis of the complicated, multifaceted relationship between model and mathematics, ranging from, for example, the physical mathematical models of the 19th century to the simulation and …
Splendors and Miseries of Martingales
Their History from the Casino to Mathematics
Av Laurent Mazliak, Glenn Shafer
Inbunden, 2022
1207 kr
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Over the past eighty years, martingales have become central in the mathematics of randomness. They appear in the general theory of stochastic processes, in the algorithmic theory of randomness, and in some branches of mathematical statistics. Yet little has been written about the history of this …
Splendors and Miseries of Martingales
Their History from the Casino to Mathematics
Av Laurent Mazliak, Glenn Shafer
Häftad, 2023
1207 kr
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Over the past eighty years, martingales have become central in the mathematics of randomness. They appear in the general theory of stochastic processes, in the algorithmic theory of randomness, and in some branches of mathematical statistics. Yet little has been written about the history of this …
Daniele Barbaro and the University of Padova
Architecture, Art and Science on the Occasion of the 450th Anniversary of His Death
Av Cosimo Monteleone, Kim Williams
Inbunden, 2023
1917 kr
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This book, edited by Kim Williams and Cosimo Monteleone, follows the publication of two other books dedicated to Daniele Barbaro and published by Springer: Daniele Barbaro's Vitruvius of 1567 (Kim Williams, 2019) and Daniele Barbaro's Perspective of 1568 (Kim Williams and Cosimo Monteleone, 2021). …
Daniele Barbaro and the University of Padova
Architecture, Art and Science on the Occasion of the 450th Anniversary of His Death
Av Cosimo Monteleone, Kim Williams
Häftad, 2024
1861 kr
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This book, edited by Kim Williams and Cosimo Monteleone, follows the publication of two other books dedicated to Daniele Barbaro and published by Springer: Daniele Barbaro's Vitruvius of 1567 (Kim Williams, 2019) and Daniele Barbaro's Perspective of 1568 (Kim Williams and Cosimo Monteleone, 2021). …
Mathematical Book Histories
Printing, Provenance, and Practices of Reading
Av Philip Beeley, Ciarán Mac an Bhaird
Inbunden, 2024
1970 kr
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This book both articulates and responds to increasing scholarly interest in the materiality of the book. Taking as its base the unique collection of mathematical books in the Russell Library at Maynooth, it addresses questions related to printing techniques and print culture, book production, …
Mathematical Book Histories
Printing, Provenance, and Practices of Reading
Av Philip Beeley, Ciarán Mac an Bhaird
Häftad, 2025
1970 kr
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This book both articulates and responds to increasing scholarly interest in the materiality of the book. Taking as its base the unique collection of mathematical books in the Russell Library at Maynooth, it addresses questions related to printing techniques and print culture, book production, …
History of Mathematics and Its Contexts
Essays in Honor of Gert Schubring
Av Andrea Verdugo Rohrer, Joerg Zender
Inbunden, 2024
1752 kr
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This book celebrates Gert Schubring's 80th birthday and honors his impactful contributions to the field of history of mathematics and its education. Recognized with the prestigious Hans Freudenthal Award in 2019, Schubring's academic work sets the tone for this volume.The thoughtfully curated …
History of Mathematics and Its Contexts
Essays in Honor of Gert Schubring
Av Andrea Verdugo Rohrer, Joerg Zender
Häftad, 2025
1752 kr
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This book celebrates Gert Schubring's 80th birthday and honors his impactful contributions to the field of history of mathematics and its education. Recognized with the prestigious Hans Freudenthal Award in 2019, Schubring's academic work sets the tone for this volume.The thoughtfully curated …
History and Epistemology in Mathematics Education
Trends, Practices, Future Developments
Av Évelyne Barbin, Michael N. Fried m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
3279 kr
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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 in the 1970s, it celebrates the enduring and expanding role of historical and epistemological …
History and Epistemology in Mathematics Education
Trends, Practices, Future Developments
Av Évelyne Barbin, Michael N. Fried m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
3279 kr
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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 in the 1970s, it celebrates the enduring and expanding role of historical and epistemological …
Felix Klein's Foreign Students
Opening Up the Way for Transnational Mathematics
Av Danuta Ciesielska, Henning Heller m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
1534 kr
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This volume explores the profound impact of Felix Klein on the evolution of mathematics beyond Germany, particularly in number theory, algebra, geometry, analysis, and the application of mathematics in scientific and technical fields, as well as mathematics education. The various essays in it …
Natura Incognita
New Perspectives in the History of Science
Av Claudia Addabbo, Alessandra Passariello m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
2253 kr
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Natura incognita explores the theme of the “unknown nature,” offering an interdisciplinary perspective that bridges the history of science with other fields of enquiry, such as the history of philosophy, museology, environmental and animal studies.Far from exhaustive yet remarkably rich, the volume …
Delicate Balance: Global Perspectives on Innovation and Tradition in the History of Mathematics
A Festschrift in Honor of Joseph W. Dauben
Av David E. Rowe, Wann-Sheng Horng
Inbunden, 2015
1098 kr
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Joseph W. Dauben, a leading authority on the history of mathematics in Europe, China, and North America, has played a pivotal role in promoting international scholarship over the last forty years. This Festschrift volume, showcasing recent historical research by leading experts on three continents, …
Mathematizing Space
The Objects of Geometry from Antiquity to the Early Modern Age
Inbunden, 2015
1643 kr
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This book collects the papers of the conference held in Berlin, Germany, 27-29 August 2012, on 'Space, Geometry and the Imagination from Antiquity to the Modern Age'. The conference was a joint effort by the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (Berlin) and the Centro die Ricerca …
Gardens, Knowledge and the Sciences in the Early Modern Period
Av Hubertus Fischer, Volker R. Remmert m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
2733 kr
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This volume focuses on the outstanding contributions made by botany and the mathematical sciences to the genesis and development of early modern garden art and garden culture. The many facets of the mathematical sciences and botany point to the increasingly “scientific” approach that was being …
Mathematical Cultures
The London Meetings 2012-2014
Inbunden, 2016
1643 kr
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Thiscollection presents significant contributions from an international network project on mathematicalcultures, including essays from leading scholars in the history and philosophyof mathematics and mathematics education.Mathematicshas universal standards of validity. Nevertheless, there are …
Cultures of Mathematics and Logic
Selected Papers from the Conference in Guangzhou, China, November 9-12, 2012
Av Shier Ju, Benedikt Löwe m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
1098 kr
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This bookgathers the proceedings of the conference "Cultures of Mathematics andLogic," held in Guangzhou, China. The event was the third in a series ofinterdisciplinary, international conferences emphasizing the culturalcomponents of philosophy of mathematics and logic. It brought …
From Classical to Modern Algebraic Geometry
Corrado Segre's Mastership and Legacy
Av Gianfranco Casnati, Alberto Conte m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
5460 kr
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This book commemorates the 150th birthday of Corrado Segre, one of the founders of the Italian School of Algebraic Geometry and a crucial figure in the history of Algebraic Geometry. It is the outcome of a conference held in Turin, Italy.One of the book's most unique features is the inclusion of a …
Delicate Balance: Global Perspectives on Innovation and Tradition in the History of Mathematics
A Festschrift in Honor of Joseph W. Dauben
Av David E. Rowe, Wann-Sheng Horng
Häftad, 2016
1098 kr
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Joseph W. Dauben, a leading authority on the history of mathematics in Europe, China, and North America, has played a pivotal role in promoting international scholarship over the last forty years. This Festschrift volume, showcasing recent historical research by leading experts on three continents, …
Mathematizing Space
The Objects of Geometry from Antiquity to the Early Modern Age
Häftad, 2016
1643 kr
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This book collects the papers of the conference held in Berlin, Germany, 27-29 August 2012, on 'Space, Geometry and the Imagination from Antiquity to the Modern Age'. The conference was a joint effort by the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (Berlin) and the Centro die Ricerca …
Historiography of Mathematics in the 19th and 20th Centuries
Av Volker R. Remmert, Martina R. Schneider m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
1752 kr
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This book addresses the historiography of mathematics as it was practiced during the 19th and 20th centuries by paying special attention to the cultural contexts in which the history of mathematics was written.In the 19th century, the history of mathematics was recorded by a diverse range of people …
Images of Italian Mathematics in France
The Latin Sisters, from Risorgimento to Fascism
Av Frédéric Brechenmacher, Guillaume Jouve m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
1643 kr
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The contributions in this proceedings volume offer a new perspective on the mathematical ties between France and Italy, and reveal how mathematical developments in these two countries affected one another. The focus is above all on the Peninsula’s influence on French mathematicians, …
