Story of Mathematics

Name: Story of Mathematics
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ISBN: 9780691120461

ISBN-10: 0691120463

ISBN-13: 9780691120461

Edition: 2004

Authors: Richard Mankiewicz, Ian Stewart

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The mysterious tally sticks of prehistoric peoples and the terrestrial maps used for trade, exploration, and warfare; the perennial fascination with the motions of heavenly bodies and changed perspectives on the art and science of vision: all are testament to a mathematics at the heart of history. This visually stunning volume takes the reader on an illustrated tour of mathematics across cultures and civilizations, bringing to life a world of important ideas and-rarely supposed-great intrigue and charm. The development of mathematics can be seen in a wealth of images, from the richly illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages to the deeply unsettling art of Dali and Duchamp, from the…

Book details

List price: $30.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 7/26/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 7.00" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Foreword



Preface



Year zero



Watchers of the skies



The pythagorean theorem



The elements



Ten computational canons



Mathematical sutras



The house of wisdom



The liberal arts



The renaissance perspective



Mathematics for the common wealth



The marriage of algebra and geometry



The clockwork universe



Mothematics in motion



Oceans and stars



The quintic



New geometries



Dialects of algebra



Fields of action



Catching infinity



Of dice and genes



War games



Mathematics and modern art



Machine codes



Chaos and complexity


Acknowledgements & select bibliography


Index