John Napier and the Invention of Logarithms, 1614: A Lecture by E.W. Hobson - Brossura

Hobson, Ernest William

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ISBN 10: 1107624509 ISBN 13: 9781107624504

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Riassunto

Originally published in 1914, this volume was created to mark the tercentenary of John Napier's Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio. Written by the prominent English mathematician Ernest William Hobson, the text provides a highly readable introduction to the theory of logarithms and puts their discovery within a historical context. Illustrations are also included. This is a concise and accessible book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in logarithms and the history of mathematics.

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Originally published in 1914, this volume was created to mark the tercentenary of John Napier's Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio. Written by the prominent English mathematician Ernest William Hobson, the text provides a highly readable introduction to the theory of logarithms and puts their discovery within a historical context.

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John Napier and the invention of logarithms, 1614.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1107624509
• ISBN 13: 9781107624504
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 52