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_aMeskens, Ad. _eauthor. |
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_aPractical mathematics in a commercial metropolis _h[electronic resource] : _bMathematical life in late 16th century Antwerp / _cby Ad Meskens. |
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_aDordrecht : _bSpringer Netherlands : _bImprint: Springer, _c2013. |
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_aXV, 258 p. 135 illus. _bonline resource. |
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_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia |
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_aArchimedes, New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, _x1385-0180 ; _v31 |
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| 505 | 0 | _a1 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. | |
| 520 | _aThis 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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| 650 | 1 | 4 | _aScience, general. |
| 650 | 2 | 4 | _aHistory of Science. |
| 650 | 2 | 4 | _aHistory of Mathematical Sciences. |
| 650 | 2 | 4 | _aHistory and Philosophical Foundations of Physics. |
| 650 | 2 | 4 | _aArchitectural History and Theory. |
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