| Description |
307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
New histories of science, technology, and medicine. |
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New histories of science, technology, and medicine.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
I: Natural men -- The eternal child -- Natural mathematics -- II: Heroes and martyrs -- A habit of insult: The short and impertinent life of Evariste Galois -- The exquisite dance of the blue nymphs -- A martyr to contempt -- III: Romantic mathematics -- The poetry of mathematics -- Purity and rigor: the birth of modern mathematics -- IV: A new and different world -- The gifted swordsman -- Conclusion: Portrait of a mathematician. |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- Social aspects -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780674046610 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0674046617 hardcover alkaline paper |
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