Geometrical Landscapes: The Voyages of Discovery and the Transformation of Mathematical Practice - Writing Science - Amir R. Alexander - Books - Stanford University Press - 9780804732604 - July 29, 2002
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Geometrical Landscapes: The Voyages of Discovery and the Transformation of Mathematical Practice - Writing Science

Amir R. Alexander

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Geometrical Landscapes: The Voyages of Discovery and the Transformation of Mathematical Practice - Writing Science

This title argues that a new way of speaking of mathematics and describing it emerged at the end of the 16th century. Leading mathematicians like Hariot, Stevin, Galileo and Cavalieri began referring to their field in terms drawn from the exploration accounts of Columbus and Magellan.

336 pages, 31 illustrations

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released July 29, 2002
ISBN13 9780804732604
Publishers Stanford University Press
Pages 312
Dimensions 237 × 157 × 25 mm   ·   616 g

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