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This first of a two-volume book discusses the process of conceptual recasting of mathematical contents under a new and more convenient form, complying with the ideal of epistemic economy (expressing the same content by appealing to fewer or minimal conceptual...
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Springer
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2026-03-31
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This volume contains 8 papers that have been collected by the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics (CSHPM). It showcases rigorously reviewed contemporary scholarship on an interesting variety of topics in the history and philosophy of...
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Birkhäuser
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2026-02-13
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„Salmon-Fiedler“ war in der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts ein Markenname, der in der mathematischen Welt sehr bekannt und geschätzt war. Er stand stellvertretend für die neuere analytische Geometrie, der der irische Autor und sein...
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Springer Spektrum
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2026-01-30
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This biography illuminates the life of Ennio De Giorgi, a mathematical genius in parallel with John Nash, the Nobel Prize Winner and protagonist of A Beautiful Mind. Beginning with his childhood and early years of research, into his solution of the 19th problem of...
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Springer
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2019-03-18
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Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) ist nicht nur einer der größten Mathematiker, sondern gleichfalls einer der schöpferischsten Menschen überhaupt gewesen. Seine rastlose Tätigkeit; die auch durch Blindheit nicht beeinträchtigt wurde, beschränkte sich jedoch nicht nur auf die...
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Springer Spektrum
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2026-01-03
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A stirring account of the mathematicians who went looking for the bedrock philosophical foundations of their field and witnessed a house of cards collapse instead “A fascinating romp through one of the most consequential conflicts of the early 20th...
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Basic Books
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2025-11-04
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This book offers an overview of recent discussions on deflationary approaches to ontology and abstract objects. The essays compiled in this volume constitute previously unpublished, original material aiming at exploring current ideas on deflationary approaches to...
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Springer
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2025-10-31
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This book provides a history and analysis of the ideas, problems, concepts, and theories of dimension from ancient to modern times. It focuses primarily on topological and, to a lesser extent, measure-theoretic approaches.
It offers a detailed account of the...
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Springer
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2025-10-31
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Die Geburtsstunde der modernen Geometrie war am 10.06.1854, als Bernhard Riemann in seinem Habilitationsvortrag differenzierbare Mannigfaltigkeiten, Riemannsche Metriken, Schnittkrümmungen und Normalkoordinaten einführte. Die Riemannsche Geometrie ist nicht...
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Springer Spektrum
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2025-10-01
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This book contains an edited selection of the papers presented at the Second International Conference on the History of Ancient Mathematics and Astronomy (ICHAMA), organized by Tang Quan and Qu Anjing and held in Xi’an, 2–8 December 2018, commemorating the foundation....
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Springer
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2025-09-26
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Adolf Hurwitz, David Hilbert und Hermann Minkowski – drei Ausnahmemathematiker, die sich in den 1880er Jahren in Königsberg (dem heutigen Kaliningrad) beruflich und privat kennenlernten. In diesem Buch wird ihr umfangreicher Briefwechsel, soweit erhalten,...
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Springer Spektrum
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2025-08-23
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This book addresses contemporary issues in the philosophy of mathematics that deal with the role of mathematics in explanations of empirical phenomena. It brings together various debates, such as on indispensability, number theory, abstraction principles, and...
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Springer
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2025-08-07
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Delving into previously undisclosed archival sources, this monograph offers a meticulously researched portrayal of Italian Jewish mathematicians amidst the turmoil sparked by the 1938 Italian Racial Laws. Forced migration due to fascist anti-Semitism saw the exodus of...
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Birkhäuser
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2025-08-04
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This book offers a contribution to our understanding of Nicholas of Cusa’s theory of geometry. It is based not only on his—generally more famous—philosophical texts (e.g., De docta ignorantia, Idiota, etc.), but also, and more significantly, on the...
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Springer
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2025-08-03
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Against a century of inclusive studies, this book presents a new interpretation of the Inca calculating board known as the yupana, based on a different set of assumptions. Instead of seeing Inca numbers as positional, like the modern Hindu-Arabic numerals used by...
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Springer
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2025-07-01
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Der Abituraufsatz zum Thema Des Lebens Mühe lehrt allein des Lebens Güter schätzen (Goethe) inspirierte den 16-jährigen Felix Klein zu der Aussage: „…ist ein Leben köstlich gewesen, so ist es Mühe und Arbeit...
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Springer Spektrum
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2025-05-13
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Can one prove that 1 + 1 = 2? How long is the coastline of Britain? Which US president proved Pythagoras' theorem on right-angled triangles? Who originated the quadratic equation we learned at school? In how many ways can you tile your bathroom? Is there a formula for...
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OUP Oxford
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2025-04-21
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This monograph presents an interpretive essay on the foundations of Leibniz’s calculus, accompanied by key texts in English translation. The essay examines Leibniz's evolving views on infinitesimals and infinite numbers, tracing their development from his early...
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Birkhäuser
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2025-03-05
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This monograph traces the development of projective geometry from its Greek origins to the early 20th century. It covers Renaissance perspective studies and insights from the late sixteenth to seventeenth centuries, examining the contributions of Desargues and...
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Springer
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2025-03-03
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This book highlights and develops a hitherto neglected area of Hans Blumenberg's contributions, i.e., history and philosophy of science. It covers both Blumenberg’s works on the history of ideas and conceptual change, as well as his studies on transformative periods and...
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Springer
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2025-01-31
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