Libro practical mathematics in a commercial metropolis: mathematical life in late 16th century antwerp De Meskens, Ad

portada practical mathematics in a commercial metropolis: mathematical life in late 16th century antwerp

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Ad Meskens

Editorial

Springer

Año

2013

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

258

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

Dimensiones

23.4 x 15.6 x 1.8 cm

Peso

0.56 kg.

ISBN

9400757204

ISBN13

9789400757202

Categorías

Historia de la arquitectura
Filosofía de las matemáticas
Historia de las matemáticas
Historia de la ciencia

practical mathematics in a commercial metropolis: mathematical life in late 16th century antwerp

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Describes the development and the ultimate demise of the practice of mathematics in sixteenth century Antwerp. Against the background of the violent history of the Religious Wars the story of the practice of mathematics in Antwerp is told through the lives of two protagonists Michiel Coignet and Peeter Heyns. The book touches on all aspects of practical mathematics from teaching and instrument making to the practice of building fortifications of the practice of navigation.