Tales of Physicists and Mathematicians
This revised and greatly expanded second edition of the classic Russian text Tales of Mathematicians and Physicists contains a wealth of new information about the lives and accomplishments of more than a dozen scientists throughout history. Included are individuals from the late nineteenth century:...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boston, MA
Birkhäuser
1988, 1988
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1988 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Ars Magna (The Great Art)
- Appendix: From De Vita Propria Liber (The Book of My Life)
- Two Tales of Galileo
- I. The Discovery of the Laws of Motion
- II. The Medicean Stars
- Appendix: Olaf Römer’s Conjecture
- Christiaan Huygens, Pendulum Clocks, and a Curve “Not At All Considered by the Ancients”
- Appendix: Part Five of Horlogium Oscillatorium
- Blaise Pascal
- Prince of Mathematicians
- I. Gauss’ Debut
- II. The Golden Theorem
- III. Royal Days
- Appendix: Construction Problems Leading to Cubic Equations