A Delicate Balance: Global Perspectives on Innovation and Tradition in the History of Mathematics
A Festschrift in Honor of Joseph W. Dauben
Published on 29. October 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIV, 428 pages
978-3-319-36594-7 (ISBN)
Description
Joseph W. Dauben, a leading authority on the history of mathematics in Europe, China, and North America, has played a pivotal role in promoting international scholarship over the last forty years. This Festschrift volume, showcasing recent historical research by leading experts on three continents, offers a global perspective on important themes in this field.
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Series
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
12 s/w Abbildungen, 15 farbige Abbildungen
XIV, 428 p. 27 illus., 15 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
668 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-319-36594-7 (9783319365947)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-12030-0
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Additional editions
David E. Rowe | Wann-Sheng Horng
A Delicate Balance: Global Perspectives on Innovation and Tradition in the History of Mathematics
A Festschrift in Honor of Joseph W. Dauben
Book
05/2015
Birkhäuser
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Persons
The editors of this Festschrift took their doctorates at CUNY Graduate Center under J.W. Dauben. Since graduating they have published widely on topics in the history of mathematics.
Content
Preface.- Set Theory and Foundations of Mathematics.- On the Boundaries of Mathematics and Physics.- European Mathematics in Transition.- Mathematics and its History in Modern Cultures.- Traditional Chinese Mathematics.- Chinese Mathematics: Transmissions and Transformation.- Selected Bibliography of Joseph W. Dauben.- Bibliography.