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The Development of Newtonian Calculus in Britain, 1700-1800 (Paperback, Revised) Loot Price: R1,401
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The Development of Newtonian Calculus in Britain, 1700-1800 (Paperback, Revised): Niccolo Guicciardini

The Development of Newtonian Calculus in Britain, 1700-1800 (Paperback, Revised)

Niccolo Guicciardini

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Guicciardini presents a comprehensive survey of both the research and teaching of Newtonian calculus, the calculus of "fluxions", over the period between 1700 and 1810. Although Newton was one of the inventors of calculus, the developments in Britain remained separate from the rest of Europe for over a century. While it is usually maintained that after Newton there was a period of decline in British mathematics, the author's research demonstrates that the methods used by researchers of the period yielded considerable success in laying the foundations and investigating the applications of the calculus. Even when "decline" set in, in mid century, the foundations of the reform were being laid, which were to change the direction and nature of the mathematics community. The book considers the importance of Isaac Newton, Roger Cotes, Brook Taylor, James Stirling, Abraham de Moivre, Colin Maclaurin, Thomas Bayes, John Landen and Edward Waring. This will be a useful book for students and researchers in the history of science, philosophers of science and undergraduates studying the history of mathematics.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: November 2003
First published: 1989
Authors: Niccolo Guicciardini (Professor in History of Science)
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 244
Edition: Revised
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-52484-1
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Philosophy of mathematics
Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > History of mathematics
Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history
Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Calculus & mathematical analysis > Calculus of variations
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LSN: 0-521-52484-9
Barcode: 9780521524841

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