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An important component of a biography of any great scientist is that the biographer also have deep scientific knowledge. This holds true for Silvanus P. Thompson, a scientist of …
Algebraic groups and Lie groups are important in most major areas of mathematics, occuring in diverse roles such as the symmetries of differential equations and as central figures …
"The Ausdehnungslehre" of 1862 is Grassmann's most mature presentation of his 'extension theory'. The work was unique in capturing the full sweep of his mathematical achievements. …
The life of Vito Volterra, one of the finest scientists and mathematicians Italy ever produced, spans the period from the unification of the Italian peninsula in 1860 to the onset …
This volume contains articles on the history of Soviet mathematics, many of which are personal accounts by mathematicians who witnessed and contributed to the turbulent and …
Although today's mathematical research community takes its international character very much for granted, this 'global nature' is relatively recent, having evolved over a period of …
This second volume of "Featured Reviews" makes available special detailed reviews of some of the most important mathematical articles and books published from 1997 through 1999. …
This book contains a translation and study of "Euclid's Phaenomena", a work which once formed part of the mathematical training of astronomers from Central Asia to Western Europe. …
Euler is one of the greatest and most prolific mathematicians of all time. He wrote the first accessible books on calculus, created the theory of circular functions, and discovered …
This selection of papers of I. Piatetski-Shapiro represents almost 50 years of his mathematical activity. Included are many of his major papers in harmonic analysis, number theory, …