The Volterra chronicles : the life and times of an extraordinary mathematician, 1860-1940 / Judith R. Goodstein.

The life of Vito Volterra, one of the finest scientists and mathematicians Italy ever produced, spans the period from the unification of the Italian peninsula in 1860 to the onset of the Second World War-an era of unparalleled progress and unprecedented turmoil in the history of Europe. Born into an...

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Main Author: Goodstein, Judith R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Providence, R.I. : [London] : American Mathematical Society ; London Mathematical Society, ©2007.
Series:History of mathematics.
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