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Leibniz's Calculus
Peking University Press · 2025
This book contains both the process by which Leibniz created calculus and the defenses Leibniz made on his own behalf during the calculus priority dis…
The Beauty of Geometry
Peking University Press · 2025
This book comprises 28 chapters covering topics such as straightedge-and-compass constructions—an exploration spanning two millennia—Platonic solids, …
Screaming Mathematics: The Astonishing Beauty of Mathematics
Hunan Science & Technology Press · 2026
This is an accessible history of mathematics, gathering the thrilling moments in the history of mathematics and showing readers the consequences and i…
Euclid's Window
Hunan Science & Technology Press · 2025
Following The Grand Tour, the author offers another engaging popular treatment of geometry. Through the stories of Euclid, Descartes, Gauss, Einstein,…
William Oughtred: A Great Seventeenth-Century Teacher of Mathematics
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
The Principal Theories of Geometry
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
History of Numbers and Mechanical Numeration
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
On the Geometry of the Ancient Egyptians.
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
Collected Works of Zhang Dianzhou, Volume 2: History of Modern Mathematics and Mathematical Culture
East China Normal University Press · 2025
Volume 2 of The Collected Works of Zhang Dianzhou: Modern History of Mathematics and Mathematical Culture runs to roughly 600,000 Chinese characters a…
Ueber Riemann's Theorie der Algebraischen Functionen
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
The Number Concept: Its Origin and Development
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
The Fibonacci Number Series
Project Gutenberg · 2019
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
The Fibonacci Sequence: The Mathematics That Defines the Laws of Nature
Shanghai Scientific and Technological Education Publishing House · 2026
Across the whole of mathematics, no numbers are as ubiquitous as the Fibonacci numbers. They appear in geometry, algebra, number theory, and many othe…
Pentagons and Pentagrams: Fascinating Stories of Sides and Angles
Shanghai Scientific and Technological Education Publishing House · 2026
For mathematicians past and present, "penta" is a word that radiates a peculiar charm. From the literal five-sided pentagon and the five-pointed star …
Pi: A Mathematical Exploration Spanning Thousands of Years
Shanghai Scientific and Technological Education Publishing House · 2026
This book takes a historical approach, and around the countless themes that have contributed to the beauty of mathematics in pi, it introduces the ori…
A Journey to Infinity: A Cultural History of the Infinite
Shanghai Scientific and Technological Education Publishing House · 2026
Journey into Infinity is a book exploring the concept of infinity, offering a comprehensive and in-depth account of its meaning and ramifications from…
Roaming the World of Number Theory: The Timeless Charm of an Ancient Branch of Mathematics
Shanghai Scientific and Technological Education Publishing House · 2026
Number theory is an ancient and fascinating branch of mathematics that plays an important role in modern computer theory. It is also a popular topic a…
The Pythagorean Theorem: A Story of Power and Beauty
Shanghai Scientific and Technological Education Publishing House · 2026
The main text consists of seven chapters; the original manuscript had four appendices, and the translators added two more. The main text first introdu…
A Brief History of Human Mathematics
· 2025
This is a sweeping epic of human intelligence, designed to lead readers effortlessly into the grand edifice of mathematics. The book traces the story …
Fun Math for Kids: Math Is So Much Fun · The Fun of Mathematics
Emergency Management Press · 2023
Math Puzzles is an entertaining history of mathematics: from what mathematics is to the revelations of number, readers encounter the historical evolut…