Redefining Geometrical Exactness
Descartes’ Transformation of the Early Modern Concept of Construction
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Springer Nature EN
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Springer Nature EN
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English
"This is a brilliant book and the most satisfactory account of Descartes' mathematical career that I have come across. Although the author does not claim to provide an exhaustive study of Descartes' geometry, he illuminates it in an original way by focusing on the conception and practice of construction. The book covers essentially the period from 1588, when Commandino's Latin translation of the surviving books of Pappus' Collections appeared, to 1650 when Descartes met his untimely death in Sweden. Bos discusses the opinions of five mathematicians who stated their position on construction explicitly, namely Clavius, Viète, Kepler, Molther and Fermat. He then sketches out the background to Descartes' program for restructuring the art of geometrical problem solving that led to the Geometry of 1637, a work that he analyses in detail. The concluding two chapters summarise the dynamics of Descartes' geometrical thinking and sketch the development that followed upon Descartes' achievement."--MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS
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Untertitel
Descartes’ Transformation of the Early Modern Concept of Construction
ISBN
978-1-461-26521-4
EAN
9781461265214
Erscheinungsjahr
10/21/2012
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
Verlag
Springer Nature EN
Author
Bos, Henk J.M.
Sprache
English
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