Book ID: CBB000471360

Sherlock Holmes in Babylon and Other Tales of Mathematical History (2003)

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Anderson, Marlow (Editor)
Katz, Victor J. (Editor)
Wilson, Robin J. (Editor)


Mathematical Association of America


Publication Date: 2003
Physical Details: x + 387 pp.; ill.; maps; bib.; index
Language: English

Description “A collection of 44 articles on the history of mathematics, published in MAA journals over the past 100 years.” (from the publisher)


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Review Gouvêa, Fernando Q. (2005) Review of "Sherlock Holmes in Babylon and Other Tales of Mathematical History". Aestimatio: Critical Reviews in the History of Science (p. 68). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Berlinski, David
Biener, Zvi
Boos, Florence S.
Boos, William
Ferguson, Kitty
Glitsch, Silke
Journals
Almagest
Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
Perspectives on Science
Publishers
de Gruyter
Princeton University Press
University of Pittsburgh
Duke University
Basic Books
Brepols
Concepts
Science, general histories
Mathematics
Geometry
Astronomy
Philosophy
Scientific apparatus and instruments
People
Descartes, René
Euclid
Gauss, Carl Friedrich
Anselm, Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury
Archimedes
Aristotle
Time Periods
Ancient
20th century
Medieval
Modern
17th century
18th century
Places
Greece
Rome (Italy)
Egypt
Germany
Middle and Near East
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