Hilbert's Flute: The History of Modern Mathematics

by Umberto Bottazzini, Elena Anne Marchisotto, and Patrizia Miller

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This book describes the history of modern mathematics, from the invention of the calculus to the modern era. Addressed not only to those with some knowledge of mathematics but also to those interested in the history of an important part of modern culture, the book provides an image of the complex development of mathematics from the end of the seventeenth century to the Second World War. The discussions take into account the broader social and political currents that affected the development of mathematics, but gives prominence to the development of the ideas of mathematics: the motivations and articulations, the...Read more
  • ISBN10 0387986952
  • ISBN13 9780387986951
  • Publish Date October 2006
  • Publish Status Unknown
  • Out of Print 9 March 2011
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
  • Edition Edition. ed.
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 400
  • Language English