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The Norton history of the mathematical sciences : the rainbow of mathematics / Ivor Grattan-Guinness.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grattan-Guinness, I.
- Series:
- Norton history of science
- Standardized Title:
- Fontana history of the mathematical sciences
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematics--History.
- Mathematics.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 817 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Edition:
- First American edition.
- Other Title:
- Rainbow of mathematics
- Place of Publication:
- New York : W.W. Norton, 1998.
- Summary:
- Beginning with the Babylonian and Egyptian mathematicians of antiquity, Ivor Grattan-Guinness presents a comprehensive and authoritative account of the development of the subject that lies at the heart of many sciences.
- Notes:
- Originally published: The Fontana history of the mathematical sciences. London : Fontana Press, 1997.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [763]-788) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0393046508
- OCLC:
- 39157400
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