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"Underground Mathematics tells the story of a forgotten discipline: subterranean geometry. Through vivid case studies, it tells how geometry was used in metallic mines, from surveying to mapmaking, by practitioners using esoteric manuscripts. The book contextualizes in a non-technical way how a culture of accuracy and quantification developed in early modern Europe"--
"Underground Mathematics tells the story of a forgotten discipline: subterranean geometry. Through vivid case studies, it tells how geometry was used in metallic mines, from surveying to mapmaking, by practitioners using esoteric manuscripts. The book contextualizes in a non-technical way how a culture of accuracy and quantification developed in early modern Europe"--
Über den Autor
Thomas Morel is Professor of the History of Mathematics at the University of Wuppertal, Germany.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction; 1. Of scholars and miners; 2. A mathematical culture: the art of setting limits; 3. The mines and the court; 4. Writing it down: innovation, secrecy, and print; 5. 'So fair a subterraneous city': mapping the underground; 6. How to teach it?: finding the right direction; 7. 'One of geometry's nicest applications': crafting the Deep-George tunnel (1771¿1799); Conclusion.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
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Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
Genre: | Mathematik |
Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
Thema: | Lexika |
Medium: | Buch |
Seiten: | 258 |
ISBN-13: | 9781009267304 |
ISBN-10: | 1009267302 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: | Morel, Thomas |
Hersteller: | Cambridge University Press |
Maße: | 234 x 159 x 22 mm |
Von/Mit: | Thomas Morel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 22.12.2022 |
Gewicht: | 0,596 kg |
Über den Autor
Thomas Morel is Professor of the History of Mathematics at the University of Wuppertal, Germany.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction; 1. Of scholars and miners; 2. A mathematical culture: the art of setting limits; 3. The mines and the court; 4. Writing it down: innovation, secrecy, and print; 5. 'So fair a subterraneous city': mapping the underground; 6. How to teach it?: finding the right direction; 7. 'One of geometry's nicest applications': crafting the Deep-George tunnel (1771¿1799); Conclusion.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
---|---|
Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
Genre: | Mathematik |
Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
Thema: | Lexika |
Medium: | Buch |
Seiten: | 258 |
ISBN-13: | 9781009267304 |
ISBN-10: | 1009267302 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: | Morel, Thomas |
Hersteller: | Cambridge University Press |
Maße: | 234 x 159 x 22 mm |
Von/Mit: | Thomas Morel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 22.12.2022 |
Gewicht: | 0,596 kg |
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