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| Autore principale: | Dunnington, Guy Waldo.
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| Titolo: | Carl Friedrich Gauss : titan of science / by G. Waldo Dunnington ; with additional material by Jeremy Gray and Fritz-Egbert Dohse. |
| Edizione: | Repr. |
| Pubblicazione: | [Washington] : The Mathematical association of America, c2004. |
| Descrizione fisica: | XXIX, 537 p. ; 21 cm |
| Serie: | Spectrum series |
| Contiene: | Indice: Foreword. Introduction to Dunnington's Gauss: Titan of science / by Jeremy Gray. Guy Waldo Dunnington / by Fritz-Egbert Dohse. 1. Introduction: family background 2. The enchanted boyhood 3. Student days 4. The young man 5. Astronomy and matrimony 6. Further activity 7. Back to Göttingen 8. Labor and sorrow 9. The young professor: a decade of discovery (1812-1822) 10. Geodesy and bereavement: the transitional decade (1822-1932) 11. Alliance with Weber: strenuous years 12. The electromagnetic telegraph 13. Magnetism: physics dominant 14. Surface theory, crystallography and optics 15. Germination: non-Euclidean geometry 16. Trials and triumphs: experiencing conflict 17. Milestones on the highways and byways 18. Senex mirabilis 19. Monarch of mathematics in Europe 20. The Doyen of German science (1832-1855) 21. Gathering up the threads: a broad horizon 22. Religio scientiae: a profession of belief from the philosopher and lover of truth 23. Sunset and eventide: renunciation 24. Epilogue. Appendixes: A. Estimates of his services B. Honors, diplomas and appointments of Gauss C. The will of Gauss D. Children of Gauss E. Genealogy F. Chronology of the life of Carl F. Gauss G. Books borrowed by Gauss from the University of Göttingen library during his student years H. Courses taught by Gauss I. Doctrines, opinions, theories and views. An introduction to Gauss's mathematical diary. Gauss's mathematical diary. Commentary on Gauss's mathematical diary. Annoted bibliography. Index |
| ISBN: | 088385547X |
| Altri autori: | Gray, Jeremy J., 1947-
Dohse, Fritz Egbert. |
| Discipline: | Scienze--Persone. |
| Persone: | Gauss, Carl Friedrich, 1777-1855. |
| Sudd. cronologiche: | Secolo XIX. |
| Collocazione: | LS 14809 |
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