03207nam a22004095i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020001800100020001900118024003500137040000900172082001400181100003000195245009000225264004600315300003300361336002600394337002600420338003900446347002400485505046400509520144400973650001702417650002602434650002202460650002302482650001702505650002802522650002402550650003002574710003402604773002002638776003602658856010302694978-0-387-48811-0DE-He21320260521091921.0cr nn 008mamaa100301s2007    xxu|    s    |||| 0|eng d  a9780387488110  a997803874881107 a10.1007/978-0-387-48811-02doi  cCICY04a510.92231 aGindikin, Simon.eauthor.10aTales of Mathematicians and Physicistsh[recurso electrónico] /cby Simon Gindikin. 1aNew York, NY :bSpringer New York,c2007.  aXX, 382 p.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  arecurso en líneabcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda0 aArs Magna (The Great Art) -- Two Tales of Galileo -- Christiaan Huygens and Pendulum Clocks -- Secrets of the Cycloid -- Blaise Pascal -- The Beginnings of Higher Geometry -- Leonhard Euler -- Joseph Louis Lagrange -- Pierre-Simon Laplace -- Prince of Mathematicians -- Felix Klein -- The Magic World of Henri Poincaré -- The Enigma of Ramanujan -- On the Advantages of Coordinates and the Art of Chaining Hyperboloids -- The Complex World of Roger Penrose.  aThis revised and greatly expanded second edition of the Russian text Tales of Physicists and Mathematicians contains a wealth of new information about the lives and accomplishments of more than a dozen scientists throughout five centuries of history: from the first steps in algebra up to new achievements in geometry in connection with physics. The heroes of the book are renowned figures from early eras, such as Cardano, Galileo, Huygens, Leibniz, Pascal, Euler, Lagrange, and Laplace, as well some scientists of the last century: Klein, Poincaré, and Ramanujan. A unique mixture of mathematics, physics, and history, this volume provides biographical glimpses of scientists and their contributions in the context of the social and political background of their times. The author examines many original sources, from the scientists' research papers to their personal documents and letters to friends and family; furthermore, detailed mathematical arguments and diagrams are supplied to help explain some of the most significant discoveries in calculus, celestial mechanics, number theory, and mathematical physics. What emerges are intriguing, multifaceted studies of a number of remarkable intellectuals and their scientific legacy. Written by a distinguished mathematician and accessible to readers at all levels, this book is a wonderful resource for both students and teachers and a welcome introduction to the history of science. 0aMATHEMATICS. 0aMATHEMATICSxHISTORY. 0aPHYSICSxHISTORY. 0aSCIENCE (GENERAL).14aMATHEMATICS.24aHISTORY OF MATHEMATICS.24aHISTORY OF PHYSICS.24aPOPULAR SCIENCE, GENERAL.2 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer eBooks08iPrinted edition:z978038736026340uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-48811-0zVer el texto completo en las instalaciones del CICY