Mathematical Visions: The Pursuit of Geometry in Victorian England
Joan L. Richards
ISBN 10: 0125874456 ISBN 13: 9780125874458
Published by Academic Press, 1988
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RICHARDS, J. L. MATHEMATICAL VISIONS. THE PURSUIT OF GEOMETRY IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND [HARDBACK]. LONDON, 1988, xiii 266 p.,fotografias. Encuadernacion original. Nuevo.
Synopsis: Historians of science, mathematicians and general readers will find this to be a carefully researched and nicely written account of what 19th century English mathematicians (particularly the geometers) imagined themselves to be doing, of what they imagined to be the nature of mathematics. The author
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Title: Mathematical Visions: The Pursuit of ...
Publisher: Academic Press
Publication Date: 1988
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine