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100 1 $aMeskens, Ad.
245 10 $aPractical mathematics in a commercial metropolis :$bmathematical life in late 16th century Antwerp /$cAd Meskens ; drawings by Paul Tytgat.
260 $aDordrecht :$bSpringer,$c2013.
300 $axv, 258 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
490 1 $aArchimedes (Dordrecht, Netherlands) ;$vv. 31
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 8 $aAd Meskens describes the development and the ultimate demise of the practice of mathematics in 16th-century Antwerp. Against the background of the violent history of the Religious Wars the story of the practice of mathematics in Antwerp is told through the lives of two protagonists, Michiel Coignet and Peeter Heyns. The book touches on all aspects of practical mathematics from teaching and instrument making to the practice of building fortifications of the practice of navigation.
600 10 $aCoignet, Michel,$d1549-1623.
600 10 $aHeyns, Peeter,$d1537-1598.
650 0 $aMathematics$zBelgium$zAntwerp$xHistory$y16th century.
700 1 $aTytgat, Paul,$eillustrator.
830 0 $aArchimedes (Dordrecht, Netherlands) ;$vv. 31.
988 $a20130626
906 $0OCLC