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New, rev. ed. |
| Description |
284 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm |
| Note |
"Nine of these essays were originally published in Mathematics, our great heritage." |
| Contents |
Mathematics as a Cultural Heritage / William L. Schaaf -- On the Development of Mathematics / eric Temple Bell -- On the Genesis of Mathematical Ideas / George Sarton -- On the Sociology of Mathematics / Dirk J. Struik -- An Introduction to Modern Mathematical Thought / Carroll V. Newsom -- On the Nature of Mathematical Truth / Carl G. Hempel -- Geometry and Empirical Science / Carl G. Hempel -- Crises in the Foundations of Mathematics / Howard Eves and Carroll V. Newsom -- On the Relation of Mathematics and Physics / Robert B. Lindsay -- Mathematics: Method and Art / Morris Kline -- Mathematics and Masterpieces, or A New Dimension of Culture / Elmer C. Easton -- The Usefulness of the Impossible / Billy E. Goetz -- Science and Finitude -- The Larger Human Worth of Mathematics / Robert D. Carmichael -- Mathematics-The Subtle Fine Art / James Byrnie Shaw -- Mathematics as an Art / J.W.N.Sullivan |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- Philosophy.
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Mathematics -- Philosophy. |
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Mathematics -- History.
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Mathematics. |
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History. |
| Added Title |
Mathematics, our great heritage
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