Why were most historically important mathematicians wealthy? Why were they often lawyers and many had pastors for fathers? Why were original results sometimes discovered by two mathematicians independently within a…

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part…

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public…

This classic textbook has been used by generations of students to learn the principles of geometry. Based on the work of the famous Scottish mathematician John Playfair, it provides a…

James Hutton (1726-1797) was an eminent Scottish scientist known chiefly for his work in geology. Hutton’s work spanned the disciplines of medicine, agriculture and meteorology. This chronicle of Hutton’s life…

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part…