A Mathematician's Journeys - Otto Neugebauer and Modern Transformations of Ancient Science (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book explores facets of Otto Neugebauer's career, his impact on the history and practice of mathematics, and the ways in which his legacy has been preserved or transformed in recent decades, looking ahead to the directions in which the study of the history of science will head in the twenty-first century. Neugebauer, more than any other scholar of recent times, shaped the way we perceive premodern science. Through his scholarship and influence on students and collaborators, he inculcated both an approach to historical research on ancient and medieval mathematics and astronomy through precise mathematical and philological study of texts, and a vision of these sciences as systems of knowledge and method that spread outward from the ancient Near Eastern civilizations, crossing cultural boundaries and circulating over a tremendous geographical expanse of the Old World from the Atlantic to India.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Archimedes, 45
Release date:	February 2016
First published:	2016
Editors:	Alexander Jones • Christine Proust • John M. Steele
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	342
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-25863-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > History of mathematics Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Promotions
LSN:	3-319-25863-X
Barcode:	9783319258638

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