A Delicate Balance: Global Perspectives on Innovation and Tradition in the History of Mathematics

A Festschrift in Honor of Joseph W. Dauben

David E. Rowe, Wann-Sheng Horng (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

XIV, 428 Seiten

2015 | 2015
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-12029-4 (ISBN)

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Joseph W. Dauben, a leading authority on the history of mathematics in Europe, China, and North America, has played a pivotal role in promoting international scholarship over the last forty years. This Festschrift volume, showcasing recent historical research by leading experts on three continents, offers a global perspective on important themes in this field.

The editors of this Festschrift took their doctorates at CUNY Graduate Center under J.W. Dauben. Since graduating they have published widely on topics in the history of mathematics.

Preface.- Set Theory and Foundations of Mathematics.- On the Boundaries of Mathematics and Physics.- European Mathematics in Transition.- Mathematics and its History in Modern Cultures.- Traditional Chinese Mathematics.- Chinese Mathematics: Transmissions and Transformation.- Selected Bibliography of Joseph W. Dauben.- Bibliography.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	29.5.2015
Reihe/Serie	Trends in the History of Science
Zusatzinfo	XIV, 428 p. 27 illus., 15 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	795 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geschichte der Mathematik
Schlagworte	Festschrift • Global Perspectives • History of Mathematics • Joseph W. Dauben • set theory
ISBN-10	3-319-12029-8 / 3319120298
ISBN-13	978-3-319-12029-4 / 9783319120294
Zustand	Neuware