Publisher:
Simon & Schuster, New York, New York, 1956.
Published:
1956
Alibris ID:
13731471440
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. Book Octavo, softcover, VG in b & w pictorial wraps. Volume 4 only. (vol. 3 also available) from 1956., Illustrated by line drawings and charts. Vol.4 of a monumental four-volume set includes a general survey of mathematics; historical and biographical information on prominent mathematicians throughout history; material on arithmetic, numbers and the art of counting, and the mathematics of space and motion. Nontechnical articles by and about scores of eminent mathematicians as well as literary figures, economists, biologists. and many other thinkers. Informative commentary by noted mathematics scholar James R. Newman precedes essays by Eric Temple Bell, W. W. Rouse Ball, Leonhard Euler, Bertrand Russell, etc.
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Good. No Jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Ninth printing. A small library of the literature of mathematics from A'h-mose the Scribe to Albert Einstein. Volume Three only.
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Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1100grams, ISBN:
These four volumes, written in the 1950's, cover the whole history of mathematics and they are inclusive of original documents and fine explanatory commentaries. A classic