An edition of Men of mathematics (1900)

Men of mathematics

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An edition of Men of mathematics (1900)

Men of mathematics

1st Touchstone ed.
  • 3.5 (4 ratings) ·
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A collection of biographies describing the lives and achievements of 29 mathematicians. Includes Zeno, Descartes, Fermat, Pascal, Newton, and Leibniz.

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Language
English
Pages
590

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Men of Mathematics
2014, Simon & Schuster, Limited
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Men of mathematics
2008, Simon & Schuster
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Men of Mathematics
May 16, 2008, Paw Prints 2008-05-16, Brand: Paw Prints 2008-05-16
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Men of Mathematics
October 1999, Tandem Library
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Men of mathematics
1986, Simon & Schuster
in English - 1st Touchstone ed.
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Men of mathematics
1986, Simon & Schuster
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Men of Mathematics: Volume 2
1965, Pelican Books
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Men of Mathematics: Volume 1
1965, Pelican
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Men of Mathematics
December 31, 1965, Fireside Books
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Men of mathematics.
1961, Simon & Schuster
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Men of mathematics.
1953, Penguin Books
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Men of Mathematics: Volume Two
1953, Pelican
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Men of Mathematics: Volume One
1953, Penguin Books
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Men of mathematics.
1953, Penguin
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Men of mathematics.
1937, Scientific Book Club
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Men of mathematics.
1937, Scientific Book Club
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Men of Mathematics
Jun 01, 1937, Brand: Simon Schuster, Simon & Schuster
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1937, Simon and Schuster
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1937, V. Gollancz
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1937, Simon and Schuster
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1937, Dover
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Men of mathematics
1937, Simon and Schuster
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Men of mathematics.
1937, Gollancz
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Table of Contents

Modern minds in ancient bodies
Gentleman, soldier, and mathematician
The prince of amateurs
"Greatness and misery of man"
On the seashore
Master of all trades
Nature or nurture?
Analysis incarnate
A lofty pyramid
From peasant to snob
Friends of an emperor
The day of glory
The prince of mathematicians
Mathematics and windmills
The Copernicus of geometry
Genius and poverty
The great algorist
An Irish tragedy
Genius and stupidity
Invariant twins
Master and pupil
Complete independence
The man, not the method
The doubter
Anima candida
Arithmetic the second
The last universalist
Paradise lost?

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Published in
New York
Copyright Date
1937

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
510/.92/2, B
Library of Congress
QA28 .B4 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvii, 590 pages
Number of pages
590

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL37767558M
Internet Archive
menofmathematics0000bell_a2v6
ISBN 10
1416597611
ISBN 13
9781416597612
OCLC/WorldCat
428818616

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