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Practical Mathematics in a Commercial Metropolis: Mathematical Life in Late 16th Century Antwerp

Practical Mathematics in a Commercial Metropolis: Mathematical Life in Late 16th Century Antwerp

Meskens, Ad

Paperback

Series: Archimedes, Book 31

Sports GeneralGeneral MathematicsArchitecture History

ISBN10: 9400799039
ISBN13: 9789400799035
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Apr 12 2015
Pages: 258
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.58 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Describes 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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