A Cultural History of Mathematics in the Early Modern Age by ... - 9781350062955

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

A Cultural History of Mathematics in the Early Modern AgeAuthor(s): Tom Archibald, David E. Rowe\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350062955, 978-1350062955\nSynopsis\nA Cultural History of Mathematics in the Early Modern Age covers the period from 1450 to 1687, a time marked by increasing interplay between science and society. Classical writing on science which had been lost and Arabic thinking which was new both percolated into the West, fertilizing new ideas and giving birth to what has been called the Scientific Revolution. From artisanal workshops to academic institutions, mathematicians thrived. And, with the development of symbolic algebra and infinitesimal calculus, mathematics became one of the major tools for describing and understanding the world.\n\nThe six volume set of the Cultural History of Mathematics explores the value and impact of mathematics in human culture from antiquity to the pr.