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OverviewThe name of Bernard Riemann is well known to mathematicians and physicists around the world. His name is indelibly stamped on the literature of mathematics and physics. This remarkable work, rich in insight and scholarship, is addressed to mathematicians, physicists, and philosophers interested in mathematics. It seeks to draw those readers closer to the underlying ideas of Riemann's work and to the development of them in their historical context. This illuminating English-language version of the original German edition will be an important contribution to the literature of the history of mathematics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Detleff Laugwitz , Abe ShenitzerPublisher: Birkhauser Boston Inc Imprint: Birkhauser Boston Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.710kg ISBN: 9780817640408ISBN 10: 0817640401 Pages: 357 Publication Date: 01 July 1999 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsReviewsLaugwitz's 1996 book in German is an excellent place to begin a study of [Riemann's] life, work, and influence. The 1999 translation...into English is especially welcome... There is excellent referencing throughout... Quotes are given almost always both in English and in the original German. Many readers will feel the original German brings them a bit closer to Riemann and his contemporaries... Laugwitz's expertise on historical matters is most impressive... Thanks are due to both author and translator for making it much easier to enter into the literature on Riemann. -MAA Online ...the author has succeeded admirably...stating the technical details clearly and correctly while writing an engaging and readable account of Riemann's life and work... Any reader of this book with even a passing interest in the history or philosophy of mathematics is certain to become engaged in a mental conversation with the author... The format of the book is excellent, especially the plentiful supply of photographs of people and places... The book will serve as an interesting read and also a useful reference... It is highly recommended. -Bulletin of the AMS Laugwitza (TM)s 1996 book in German is an excellent place to begin a study of [Riemanna (TM)s] life, work, and influence. The 1999 translationa ]into English is especially welcomea ] There is excellent referencing throughouta ] Quotes are given almost always both in English and in the original German. Many readers will feel the original German brings them a bit closer to Riemann and his contemporariesa ] Laugwitza (TM)s expertise on historical matters is most impressivea ] Thanks are due to both author and translator for making it much easier to enter into the literature on Riemann. a MAA Online <p>.,. the author has succeeded admirably...stating the technical details clearly and correctly while writing an engaging and readable account of Riemanna (TM)s life and work... Any reader of this book with even a passing interest in the history or philosophy of mathematics is certain to become engaged in a mental conversation with the author... The format of the book is excellent, especially the plentiful supply of photographs of people and places... The book will serve as an interesting read and also a useful reference... It is highly recommended. a Bulletin of the AMS Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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