The Geometrical Lectures Of Isaac Barrow (1916) - Softcover

Barrow, Isaac

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1104390728 ISBN 13: 9781104390723

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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From the Back Cover

English mathematician ISAAC BARROW (1630-1677), one of the inventors of calculus, had a profound impact on his student, Isaac Newton. Here, in this 1916 volume, British historian of mathematics JAMES MARK CHILD translates from the original Latin Barrow's masterpiece, Lectiones Opticae et Geometricae, his lectures on mathematics, demonstrating Barrow's essential role in the development of the higher math. Complete with Child's comprehensive introduction to Barrow's life and notes and discussion on his work, this new edition of an important but hard-to-find book will intrigue students of the history of science and math lovers alike,

Edition details

• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1104390728
• ISBN 13: 9781104390723
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 240