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Companion encyclopedia of the history and philosophy of the mathematical sciences. In 2 volumes. Reprint of the 1994 original edition. (English) Zbl 1318.01001

Routledge Companion Encyclopedias. London: Routledge (ISBN 978-0-415-86202-8/pbk). 1840 p. (2014).
Publisher’s description:
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Examines the history and philosophy of the mathematical sciences in a cultural context, tracing their evolution from ancient times up to the twentieth century
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176 articles contributed by authors of 18 nationalities
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Chronological table of main events in the development of mathematics
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Fully integrated index of people, events and topics
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Annotated bibliographies of both classic and contemporary sources
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Unique coverage of Ancient and non-Western traditions of mathematics

See the reviews of the original 1994 edition in [Zbl 0833.01001; Zbl 0833.01002]. See the reviews of the 2003 reprint edition in [Zbl 1023.01001; Zbl 1041.01001].

MSC:

01-01 Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to history and biography
01A05 General histories, source books
00A30 Philosophy of mathematics
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