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| Autore principale: | Goodstein, Judith R.
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| Titolo: | The Volterra chronicles : the life and times of an extraordinary mathematician (1860-1940) / Judith R. Goodstein. |
| Pubblicazione: | Providence : American mathematical society, c2007. |
| Descrizione fisica: | x, 310 p., [16] p. di tav. : ill. ; 27 cm |
| Serie: | History of mathematics ; 31 |
| Contiene: | Indice: Illustrations. Introduction: The Jewish mathematician. 1. A new era is dawning, 1860 2. This, above all, I promise, 1863-1870 3. That damned passion, 1874-1877 4. Long live the republic, 1878-1882 5. Professor by deed, 1880-1883 6. Our professor of small intervals, 1883-1893 7. The life I live, 1887-1895 8. Demonstrations of their resentment, 1893-1900 9. God liberate us from his symbols 10. It is the greatest desire of my life, 1900 11. Most important for our fatherland 12. Will they create a new world? 13. A political man 14. A professor in America 15. Empires die. Epilogue. Appendix A: Sir Edmund Whittaker, Vito Volterra 1860-1940. Appendix B: On the attempts to apply mathematics to the biological and social sciences. Appendix C: Science at the present moment and the new Italian society for the progress of the sciences [Vito Volterra]. Acknowledgments. Selected bibliography. Notes. Index |
| ISBN: | 9780821839690 |
| Altri autori: | Volterra, Vito, 1860-1940.
Whittaker, Edmund Taylor, 1873-1956. |
| Discipline: | Analisi matematica--Persone. |
| Persone: | Volterra, Vito, 1860-1940. |
| Sudd. cronologiche: | Secolo XX. |
| Collocazione: | LS 16245 |
| Nota di esemplare: | Mostra nota di esemplare |
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