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  • William Oughtred: A Great Seventeenth-Century Teacher of Mathematics

    par Florian Cajori ...
    William Oughtred was a prominent mathematician and educator in the seventeenth century, known for his significant contributions to mathematics and teaching methods. His work emphasized the importance of mathematical principles and their applications, making complex concepts accessible to students. Oughtred is best known for his invention of the slide rule, which revolutionized calculations and ... En savoir plus

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  • On the History of Gunter's Scale and the Slide Rule During the Seventeenth Century

    par Florian Cajori ...
    "On the History of Gunter's Scale and the Slide Rule During the Seventeenth Century" by Florian Cajori is a detailed exploration of the development and significance of Gunter's scale and the slide rule in the context of 17th-century mathematics and engineering. Cajori meticulously examines the historical background, the mathematical principles involved, and the practical applications of these ... En savoir plus

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  • History of the Logarithmic Slide Rule and Allied Instruments

    par Florian Cajori ...
    The slide rule, with its many variations, has been vital to mathematics and engineering since its invention in the 17th century. Interest in this field has grown dramatically and collectors can still find much material at affordable prices. Unfortunately there has been little information available except for manufacturers manuals and catalogs, making this reprint of Cajori's classic particularly ... En savoir plus

    $30.99 CAD

  • The Evolution of the Dollar Mark

    History of American Coinage

    par Florian Cajori, A. E. Outerbridge Jr ...
    This book treats of the evolution of the US dollar mark, the history and curiosities of American coinage.The United States dollar, adopted in 1785, was avowedly modelled on the average weight of the Spanish dollar coins in circulation. Thomas Jefferson speaks of the dollar as "a known coin, and the most familiar of all to the minds of the people." No United States dollars were actually coined ... En savoir plus

    $3.99 CAD

  • A History of Mathematical Notations

    par Florian Cajori ...
    Collections series Dover Books on Mathematics
    This classic study notes the first appearance of a mathematical symbol and its origin, the competition it encountered, its spread among writers in different countries, its rise to popularity, its eventual decline or ultimate survival. The author's coverage of obsolete notations — and what we can learn from them — is as comprehensive as those which have survived and still enjoy favor. Originally ... En savoir plus

    $38.99 CAD

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    A History of the Centuries-Long Argument over What Makes Living Things Tick

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    A "wide-ranging, witty, and astonishingly learned" scientific and cultural history of the concept of the capacity to act in nature ( London Review of Books).Today, a scientific explanation is not meant to ascribe agency to natural phenomena: we would not say a rock falls because it seeks the center of the earth. Even for living things, in the natural sciences and often in the social sciences, the ... En savoir plus

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  • Music, Experiment and Mathematics in England, 1653–1705

    par Benjamin Wardhaugh ...
    How, in 1705, was Thomas Salmon, a parson from Bedfordshire, able to persuade the Royal Society that a musical performance could constitute a scientific experiment? Or that the judgement of a musical audience could provide evidence for a mathematically precise theory of musical tuning? This book presents answers to these questions. It constitutes a general history of quantitative music theory in ... En savoir plus

    $89.31 CAD

  • History of Prince Edward Island

    par Duncan Campbell ...
    First published in 1875. According to the preface: "The principal aim of the Author has been to produce a History of Prince Edward Island, which might claim some degree of merit as to conciseness, accuracy, and impartiality, from the period it became a British possession until its recent union with the other confederated provinces of British North America." ... En savoir plus

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  • Uncountable

    A Philosophical History of Number and Humanity from Antiquity to the Present

    par David Nirenberg, Ricardo L. Nirenberg ...
    Ranging from math to literature to philosophy, Uncountable explains how numbers triumphed as the basis of knowledge—and compromise our sense of humanity.Our knowledge of mathematics has structured much of what we think we know about ourselves as individuals and communities, shaping our psychologies, sociologies, and economies. In pursuit of a more predictable and more controllable cosmos, we have ... En savoir plus

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  • History of Prince Edward Island

    par Duncan Campbell ...
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  • The Poems of T. S. Eliot Volume I

    Collected and Uncollected Poems

    par T. S. Eliot ...
    Here, for the first time, is a fully scrutinized text of Eliot's poems, carefully restoring accidental omissions and removing textual errors that have crept in over the full century in which Eliot has been so frequently printed and reprinted. The edition also presents many poems from Eliot's youth which were published only decades later, as well as others that saw only private circulation in his ... En savoir plus

    $28.99 CAD

  • America's Money, America's Story

    par Richard Doty ...
    When you learn about the money of the United States of America, you learn the story of how our nation came to be...and catch a glimpse of where it's headed. This is a book for everyone who loves the drama, romance, and exciting twists and turns of American history - from the preEuropean days of beaver-pelt money to today's world of gold bullion and Presidential dollars. (Includes many photographs ... En savoir plus

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