Tales of Physicists and Mathematicians

Tales of Physicists and Mathematicians by Simon Gindikin.

This revised and greatly expanded second edition of the classic Russian text Tales of Mathematicians and Physicists contains a wealth of new information about the lives and accomplishments of more than a dozen scientists throughout history. Included are individuals from the late nineteenth century:...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gindikin, Simon (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Birkhäuser Boston : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 1988.
Edition:1st ed. 1988.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Mathematics.
History.
Physics.
Popular works.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Ars Magna (The Great Art)
  • Appendix: From De Vita Propria Liber (The Book of My Life)
  • Two Tales of Galileo
  • I. The Discovery of the Laws of Motion
  • II. The Medicean Stars
  • Appendix: Olaf Römer’s Conjecture
  • Christiaan Huygens, Pendulum Clocks, and a Curve “Not At All Considered by the Ancients”
  • Appendix: Part Five of Horlogium Oscillatorium
  • Blaise Pascal
  • Prince of Mathematicians
  • I. Gauss’ Debut
  • II. The Golden Theorem
  • III. Royal Days
  • Appendix: Construction Problems Leading to Cubic Equations.

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