Jost Bürgi's Aritmetische und Geometrische Progreß Tabulen (1620) Edition and Commentary /

Jost Bürgi's Aritmetische und Geometrische Progreß Tabulen (1620) Edition and Commentary /

This monograph presents a groundbreaking scholarly treatment of the German mathematician Jost Bürgi’s original work on logarithms, Arithmetische und Geometrische Progreß Tabulen. It provides the first-ever English translation of Bürgi’s text and illuminates his role in the development of the concept...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clark, Kathleen (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:Science Networks. Historical Studies, 53
Subjects:
Mathematics.
History.
Mathematics > Study and teaching.
History of Mathematical Sciences.
Mathematics Education.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • A Brief Biography of Jost Bürgi (1522-1632)
  • Details of Aritmetische und Geometrische Progreß Tabulen: Printed Tables, Manuscripts, and Mathematical Details
  • Aritmetische und Geometrische Progreß Tabulen: Edition, Translation, and Commentary
  • Final Perspectives
  • Appendix 1: Bürgi  Biography at a Glance
  • Appendix 2: Napier's Argument and Construction of Logarithms
  • Appendix 3: The Tables of the Aritmetische und Geometrische Progreß Tabulen/Sambt gründlichem unterricht/wie solche nützlich in allerley Rechnungen zu gebrauchen/und verstanden werden sol (Bürgi, 1620)
  • References.

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