The Resource Mathematics in Western culture
Mathematics in Western culture
Resource Information
The item Mathematics in Western culture represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Missouri University of Science & Technology Library.This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
Resource Information
The item Mathematics in Western culture represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Missouri University of Science & Technology Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 484 pages
- Contents
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- True and false conceptions
- The rule of thumb in mathematics
- The birth of the mathematical spirit
- The Elements of Euclid
- Placing a yardstick to the stars
- Nature acquires reason
- Interlude
- Renewal of the mathematical spirit
- The harmony of the world
- Painting and perspective
- Science born of art : projective geometry
- A discourse on method
- The quantitative approach to nature
- The deduction of universal laws
- Grasping the fleeting instant
- The Newtonian influence : science and philosophy
- The Newtonian influence : religion
- The Newtonian influence : literature and aesthetics
- The sine of G Major
- Mastery of the ether waves
- The science of human nature
- The mathematical theory of ignorance : the statistical approach to the study of man
- Prediction and probability
- Our disorderly universe : the statistical view of nature
- The paradoxes of the infinite
- New geometries, new worlds
- The theory of relativity
- Mathematics : method and art
- Label
- Mathematics in Western culture
- Title
- Mathematics in Western culture
- Language
- eng
- Cataloging source
- LC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1908-1992
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kline, Morris
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Mathematics
- Label
- Mathematics in Western culture
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- True and false conceptions -- The rule of thumb in mathematics -- The birth of the mathematical spirit -- The Elements of Euclid -- Placing a yardstick to the stars -- Nature acquires reason -- Interlude -- Renewal of the mathematical spirit -- The harmony of the world -- Painting and perspective -- Science born of art : projective geometry -- A discourse on method -- The quantitative approach to nature -- The deduction of universal laws -- Grasping the fleeting instant -- The Newtonian influence : science and philosophy -- The Newtonian influence : religion -- The Newtonian influence : literature and aesthetics -- The sine of G Major -- Mastery of the ether waves -- The science of human nature -- The mathematical theory of ignorance : the statistical approach to the study of man -- Prediction and probability -- Our disorderly universe : the statistical view of nature -- The paradoxes of the infinite -- New geometries, new worlds -- The theory of relativity -- Mathematics : method and art
- Control code
- 523286
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 484 pages
- Lccn
- 53009187
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (WaOLN)357280
- Label
- Mathematics in Western culture
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- True and false conceptions -- The rule of thumb in mathematics -- The birth of the mathematical spirit -- The Elements of Euclid -- Placing a yardstick to the stars -- Nature acquires reason -- Interlude -- Renewal of the mathematical spirit -- The harmony of the world -- Painting and perspective -- Science born of art : projective geometry -- A discourse on method -- The quantitative approach to nature -- The deduction of universal laws -- Grasping the fleeting instant -- The Newtonian influence : science and philosophy -- The Newtonian influence : religion -- The Newtonian influence : literature and aesthetics -- The sine of G Major -- Mastery of the ether waves -- The science of human nature -- The mathematical theory of ignorance : the statistical approach to the study of man -- Prediction and probability -- Our disorderly universe : the statistical view of nature -- The paradoxes of the infinite -- New geometries, new worlds -- The theory of relativity -- Mathematics : method and art
- Control code
- 523286
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 484 pages
- Lccn
- 53009187
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (WaOLN)357280
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