Recomienda este artículo a tus amigos:
John Napier: Life, Logarithms, and Legacy Julian Havil
John Napier: Life, Logarithms, and Legacy
Julian Havil
John Napier (1550-1617) is celebrated today as the man who invented logarithms--an enormous intellectual achievement that would soon lead to the development of their mechanical equivalent in the slide rule: the two would serve humanity as the principal means of calculation until the mid-1970s. Yet, despite Napier's pioneering efforts, his life and
296 pages, 64 line illus. 48 tables.
| Medios de comunicación | Libros Hardcover Book (Libro con lomo y cubierta duros) |
| Publicado | 5 de octubre de 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691155708 |
| Editores | Princeton University Press |
| Páginas | 296 |
| Dimensiones | 175 × 239 × 23 mm · 570 g |
| Lengua | Inglés |
Mas por Julian Havil
Mostrar todoMere med samme udgiver
Ver todo de Julian Havil ( Ej. Paperback Book , Hardcover Book y Book )