03316nam a22004455i 4500 978-0-387-48811-0 DE-He213 20260521091921.0 cr nn 008mamaa 100301s2007 xxu| s |||| 0|eng d 9780387488110 99780387488110 10.1007/978-0-387-48811-0 doi CICY 510.9 23 Gindikin, Simon. author. Tales of Mathematicians and Physicists [recurso electrónico] / by Simon Gindikin. New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007. XX, 382 p. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia recurso en línea cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Ars 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. This 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. MATHEMATICS. MATHEMATICS HISTORY. PHYSICS HISTORY. SCIENCE (GENERAL). MATHEMATICS. HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS. HISTORY OF PHYSICS. POPULAR SCIENCE, GENERAL. SpringerLink (Online service) Springer eBooks Printed edition: 9780387360263 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-48811-0 Ver el texto completo en las instalaciones del CICY ddc ER 33733 33733 0 0 ddc 0 0 LE CICY CICY EL 2025-07-10 0 510.9 2025-07-10 08:40:02 2025-07-10 ER