Practical mathematics in a commercial metropolis Mathematical life in late 16th century Antwerp /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Meskens, Ad (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Archimedes, New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, 31
• Θέματα: History.; Architecture.; Mathematics.; Physics.; History of Science.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Architectural History and Theory.

This volumedescribes the development and the ultimate demise of the practice of mathematics in sixteenth century Antwerp. Against the background of the violent history of the Religious Wars the story of the practice of mathematics in Antwerp is told through the lives of two protagonists Michiel Coig...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1 Preface
• 2 Introduction
• 3 The Family Coignet
• 4 Peeter Heyns and the Nymphs of the Laurel Tree
• 5 The Arithmetic Teacher and his School
• 6 The Antwerp arithmetic books
• 7 Winegauging
• 8 Instrumentmakers
• 9 The Art of Navigation
• 10 Mapping the World
• 11 Looking towards the Stars
• 12 Ballistics and fortifications
• 13 Conclusion
• Appendices
• Index.