A Cultural History of Mathematics
Published on 22. February 2024
Book
978-1-350-06312-9 (ISBN)
Description
Numeracy has shaped human history as much as literacy: mathematics has enabled us to measure the cosmos, control the Earth, and create all technological change. A Cultural History of Mathematics presents the first comprehensive and global history from antiquity to today.
The work is divided into 6 volumes, with each volume covering the same topics, so readers can either study a period/volume or follow a topic across history. The 6 volumes cover: Antiquity (c.3000 BCE-500 CE); the Medieval Age (500-1400); the Early Modern Age (1450-1687); the Eighteenth Century (1687-1800); the Nineteenth Century (1800-1914); the Modern Age (1914-present).
Themes (and chapter titles) are: everyday numeracy; practice & profession; inventing mathematics; mathematics & worldviews; describing & understanding the world; mathematics & technological change; representing mathematics.
The page extent for the pack is approximately 1536pp. Each volume opens with notes on contributors and an Introduction and concludes with notes, bibliography, and an index.
Special introductory offer (valid up to 3 months after publication): GBP395 / $550 (full price: GBP440 / $610)
The Cultural Histories Series
A Cultural History of Mathematics is part of The Cultural Histories Series. Titles are available as hardcover sets for libraries needing just one subject or preferring a tangible reference for their shelves or as part of a fully-searchable digital library. The digital product is available to institutions by annual subscription or on perpetual access via www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com. Individual volumes for academics and researchers interested in specific historical periods are also available in print or digitally via www.bloomsburycollections.com.
The work is divided into 6 volumes, with each volume covering the same topics, so readers can either study a period/volume or follow a topic across history. The 6 volumes cover: Antiquity (c.3000 BCE-500 CE); the Medieval Age (500-1400); the Early Modern Age (1450-1687); the Eighteenth Century (1687-1800); the Nineteenth Century (1800-1914); the Modern Age (1914-present).
Themes (and chapter titles) are: everyday numeracy; practice & profession; inventing mathematics; mathematics & worldviews; describing & understanding the world; mathematics & technological change; representing mathematics.
The page extent for the pack is approximately 1536pp. Each volume opens with notes on contributors and an Introduction and concludes with notes, bibliography, and an index.
Special introductory offer (valid up to 3 months after publication): GBP395 / $550 (full price: GBP440 / $610)
The Cultural Histories Series
A Cultural History of Mathematics is part of The Cultural Histories Series. Titles are available as hardcover sets for libraries needing just one subject or preferring a tangible reference for their shelves or as part of a fully-searchable digital library. The digital product is available to institutions by annual subscription or on perpetual access via www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com. Individual volumes for academics and researchers interested in specific historical periods are also available in print or digitally via www.bloomsburycollections.com.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
325 b/w illus
Dimensions
Height: 256 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 114 mm
Weight
4220 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-06312-9 (9781350063129)
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Persons
David E. Rowe is Professor Emeritus for History of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at Mainz University. He has written and edited over a hundred books and articles.
Joseph W. Dauben is Distinguished Professor of History and the History of Science at Herbert H. Lehman College (CUNY). His books include Georg Cantor, His Mathematics and Philosophy of the Infinite and Abraham Robinson: The Creation of Nonstandard Analysis, a Personal and Mathematical Odyssey.
Joseph W. Dauben is Distinguished Professor of History and the History of Science at Herbert H. Lehman College (CUNY). His books include Georg Cantor, His Mathematics and Philosophy of the Infinite and Abraham Robinson: The Creation of Nonstandard Analysis, a Personal and Mathematical Odyssey.
Content
Volume 1: A Cultural History of Mathematics in Antiquity
Edited by Michael N. Fried, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
Introduction, Michael N. Fried
1. Everyday Numeracy, Merav Haklai
2. Practice and Profession, Cecile Michel
3. Inventing Mathematics, Christine Proust and Reviel Netz
4. Mathematics and Worldviews, G.E.R. Lloyd
5. Describing and Understanding the World, Francesca Rochberg and J. Lennart Berggren
6. Mathematics and Technological Change, Eduardo A. Escobar
7. Representing Mathematics, Liba Taub
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Volume 2: A Cultural History of Mathematics in the Medieval Age
Edited by Joseph W. Dauben, CUNY, USA, Clemency Montelle, University of Canterbury, New Zealand and Kim Plofker, Union College, USA
Introduction, Joseph W. Dauben, Clemency Montelle, and Kim Plofker
1. Everyday Numeracy, Joseph W. Dauben, Clemency Montelle and Kim Plofker
2. Practice and Profession, Clemency Montelle
3. Inventing Mathematics, Kim Plofker
4. Mathematics and Worldviews, Joseph W. Dauben
5. Describing and Understanding the World, Jeff Chen
6. Mathematics and Technological Change, Joseph W. Dauben, Clemency Montelle and Kim Plofker
7. Representing Mathematics, Sonja Brentjes and Nathan Sidoli
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Volume 3: A Cultural History of Mathematics in the Early Modern Period
Edited by Jeanne Peiffer, CNRS, France and Volker R. Remmert, University of Wuppertal, Germany
Introduction, Jeanne Peiffer and R. Volker Remmert
1. Everyday Numeracy, Maryvonne Spiesser
2. Practice and Profession, James Bennett
3. Inventing Mathematics, Sebastien Maronne
4. Mathematics and Worldviews, David Rabouin
5. Describing and Understanding the World, Antoni Malet
6. Mathematics and Technological Change, Thomas Morel
7. Representing Mathematics, Robert Goulding and Volker Remmert
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Volume 4: A Cultural History of Mathematics in the Eighteenth Century
Edited by Maarten Bullynck, Universite Paris 8, France
Introduction, Maarten Bullynck
1. Everyday Numeracy, Maarten Bullynck
2. Practice and Profession, Maarten Bullynck
3. Inventing Mathematics, Jeanne Peiffer
4. Mathematics and Worldviews, David Bellhouse and Jip van Besouw
5. Describing and Understanding the World, Helmut Pulte
6. Mathematics and Technological Change, Jane Wess
7. Representing Mathematics, Franziska Bomski
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Volume 5: A Cultural History of Mathematics in the Nineteenth Century
Edited by Tom Archibald, Simon Fraser University, Canada and David E. Rowe, Mainz University, Germany
Introduction, Tom Archibald and David E. Rowe
1. Everyday Numeracy, Adrian Rice
2. Practice and Profession, Tom Archibald and David E. Rowe
3. Inventing Mathematics, Jeremy Gray
4. Mathematics and Worldviews, Ivahn Smadja
5. Describing and Understanding the World, Scott A. Walter
6. Mathematics and Technological Change, June Barrow-Green and Tony Royle
7. Representing Mathematics, Anja Sattelmacher and David E. Rowe
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Volume 6: A Cultural History of Mathematics in the Modern Age
Edited by Tom Archibald, Simon Fraser University, Canada and David E. Rowe, Mainz University, Germany
Introduction, Tom Archibald and David E. Rowe
1. Everyday Numeracy, Christopher J. Phillips
2. Practice and Profession, Tom Archibald and David E. Rowe
3. Inventing Mathematics, Roger Cooke and Leo Corry
4. Mathematics and Worldviews, Jose Ferreiros
5. Describing and Understanding the World, Marta Jordi Taltavull and Tilman Sauer
6. Mathematics and Technological Change, Liesbeth De Mol
7. Representing Mathematics, Nina Engelhardt
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Edited by Michael N. Fried, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
Introduction, Michael N. Fried
1. Everyday Numeracy, Merav Haklai
2. Practice and Profession, Cecile Michel
3. Inventing Mathematics, Christine Proust and Reviel Netz
4. Mathematics and Worldviews, G.E.R. Lloyd
5. Describing and Understanding the World, Francesca Rochberg and J. Lennart Berggren
6. Mathematics and Technological Change, Eduardo A. Escobar
7. Representing Mathematics, Liba Taub
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Volume 2: A Cultural History of Mathematics in the Medieval Age
Edited by Joseph W. Dauben, CUNY, USA, Clemency Montelle, University of Canterbury, New Zealand and Kim Plofker, Union College, USA
Introduction, Joseph W. Dauben, Clemency Montelle, and Kim Plofker
1. Everyday Numeracy, Joseph W. Dauben, Clemency Montelle and Kim Plofker
2. Practice and Profession, Clemency Montelle
3. Inventing Mathematics, Kim Plofker
4. Mathematics and Worldviews, Joseph W. Dauben
5. Describing and Understanding the World, Jeff Chen
6. Mathematics and Technological Change, Joseph W. Dauben, Clemency Montelle and Kim Plofker
7. Representing Mathematics, Sonja Brentjes and Nathan Sidoli
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Volume 3: A Cultural History of Mathematics in the Early Modern Period
Edited by Jeanne Peiffer, CNRS, France and Volker R. Remmert, University of Wuppertal, Germany
Introduction, Jeanne Peiffer and R. Volker Remmert
1. Everyday Numeracy, Maryvonne Spiesser
2. Practice and Profession, James Bennett
3. Inventing Mathematics, Sebastien Maronne
4. Mathematics and Worldviews, David Rabouin
5. Describing and Understanding the World, Antoni Malet
6. Mathematics and Technological Change, Thomas Morel
7. Representing Mathematics, Robert Goulding and Volker Remmert
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Volume 4: A Cultural History of Mathematics in the Eighteenth Century
Edited by Maarten Bullynck, Universite Paris 8, France
Introduction, Maarten Bullynck
1. Everyday Numeracy, Maarten Bullynck
2. Practice and Profession, Maarten Bullynck
3. Inventing Mathematics, Jeanne Peiffer
4. Mathematics and Worldviews, David Bellhouse and Jip van Besouw
5. Describing and Understanding the World, Helmut Pulte
6. Mathematics and Technological Change, Jane Wess
7. Representing Mathematics, Franziska Bomski
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Volume 5: A Cultural History of Mathematics in the Nineteenth Century
Edited by Tom Archibald, Simon Fraser University, Canada and David E. Rowe, Mainz University, Germany
Introduction, Tom Archibald and David E. Rowe
1. Everyday Numeracy, Adrian Rice
2. Practice and Profession, Tom Archibald and David E. Rowe
3. Inventing Mathematics, Jeremy Gray
4. Mathematics and Worldviews, Ivahn Smadja
5. Describing and Understanding the World, Scott A. Walter
6. Mathematics and Technological Change, June Barrow-Green and Tony Royle
7. Representing Mathematics, Anja Sattelmacher and David E. Rowe
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Volume 6: A Cultural History of Mathematics in the Modern Age
Edited by Tom Archibald, Simon Fraser University, Canada and David E. Rowe, Mainz University, Germany
Introduction, Tom Archibald and David E. Rowe
1. Everyday Numeracy, Christopher J. Phillips
2. Practice and Profession, Tom Archibald and David E. Rowe
3. Inventing Mathematics, Roger Cooke and Leo Corry
4. Mathematics and Worldviews, Jose Ferreiros
5. Describing and Understanding the World, Marta Jordi Taltavull and Tilman Sauer
6. Mathematics and Technological Change, Liesbeth De Mol
7. Representing Mathematics, Nina Engelhardt
Notes
Bibliography
Index