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Practical mathematics in a commercial metropolis [electronic resource] : Mathematical life in late 16th century Antwerp / by Ad Meskens.

By: Meskens, Ad [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Archimedes, New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology: 31Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013Description: XV, 258 p. 135 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789400757219.Subject(s): Science -- History | Architecture | Science, general | History of Science | History of Mathematical Sciences | History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics | Architectural History and TheoryDDC classification: 509 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
1 Preface -- 2 Introduction -- 3 The Family Coignet -- 4 Peeter Heyns and the Nymphs of the Laurel Tree -- 5 The Arithmetic Teacher and his School -- 6 The Antwerp arithmetic books -- 7 Winegauging -- 8 Instrumentmakers -- 9 The Art of Navigation -- 10 Mapping the World -- 11 Looking towards the Stars -- 12 Ballistics and fortifications -- 13 Conclusion -- Appendices -- Index.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: This volumedescribes the development and the ultimate demise of the practice of mathematics in sixteenth century Antwerp. Against the background of the violent history of the Religious Wars the story of the practice of mathematics in Antwerp is told through the lives of two protagonists Michiel Coignet and Peeter Heyns. The book touches on all aspects of practical mathematics from teaching  and instrument making to the practice of building fortifications of the practice of navigation.
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1 Preface -- 2 Introduction -- 3 The Family Coignet -- 4 Peeter Heyns and the Nymphs of the Laurel Tree -- 5 The Arithmetic Teacher and his School -- 6 The Antwerp arithmetic books -- 7 Winegauging -- 8 Instrumentmakers -- 9 The Art of Navigation -- 10 Mapping the World -- 11 Looking towards the Stars -- 12 Ballistics and fortifications -- 13 Conclusion -- Appendices -- Index.

This volumedescribes the development and the ultimate demise of the practice of mathematics in sixteenth century Antwerp. Against the background of the violent history of the Religious Wars the story of the practice of mathematics in Antwerp is told through the lives of two protagonists Michiel Coignet and Peeter Heyns. The book touches on all aspects of practical mathematics from teaching  and instrument making to the practice of building fortifications of the practice of navigation.

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