Bos, Henk J. M. (Author)
American Mathematical Society
Physical Details: x + 197 pp.; illus.; notes
Description Contents: Recognition and wonder: Huygens, tractional motion, and some thoughts on the history of mathematics. The concept of construction and the representation of curves in 17th-century mathematics. The structure of Descartes's Géométrie. Christiaan Huygens. The fundamental concepts of the Leibnizian calculus. The lemniscate of Bernoulli. Calculus in the 18th century: The rôle of applications. The closure theorem of Poncelet. Elements of mathematics: They are no longer what they used to be. “Queen and servant”: The role of mathematics in the development of the sciences. Mathematics and its social context: A dialogue in the staff room, with historical episodes.
Review Kosinski, A.A. (1998) Review of "Lectures in the history of mathematics". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 518-19).
Review Giusti, E. (1997) Review of "Lectures in the history of mathematics". Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Sciences (pp. 423-24).
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