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The Rainbow of Mathematics: A History of the Mathematical Sciences (Paperback)

by Ivor Grattan-Guinness (Author) "In the issue of the British journal Nature for 27 July 1905, the statistician Karl Pearson posed the following problem: A man starts from a..." (more)
Key Phrases: quiet millennium, planetary mechanics, variational mechanics, Ecole Polytechnique, Middle Ages, Euclid's Elements (more...)
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Editorial Reviews
Professor Karen Hunger Parshall, editor of Historia Mathematica
Grattan-Guinness has achieved a synthesis here of remarkable historical and mathematical scope and sensitivity. His book is a 'must read' for historians of science and mathematics, as well as mathematicians.

Professor Hans Wussig, University of Leipzig
Brilliant: a most impressive scientific work. . . . Stylistically it combines the content of an encyclopedia with the chronology of narrative.

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Product Details
  • Paperback: 832 pages
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (May 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0393320308
  • ISBN-13: 978-0393320305
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  (5 customer reviews)
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