Description

Bernard Bolzano (1781-1848, Prague) was an outstanding thinker and reformer, far ahead of his times in many areas, including philosophy, ethics, politics, logic, theology and physics, and mathematics. Aimed at historians of mathematics, philosophy, ethics and logic, this volume contains the first English translations of some of his most significant mathematical writings, which contain the details of many celebrated insights and anticipations: clear topological definitions of various geometric extensions, an effective statement and use of the Cauchy convergence before it appears in Cauchy's work, remarkable results on measurable numbers (a version of real numbers), on functions (the construction of a continuous, non-differentiable function around 1830) and on infinite collections.

Features

• First English translation of the key mathematical and philosophical works of Bernard Bolzano (1781-1848)
• Extensive footnotes
• Associated website containing text from the German originals

Reviews

"The conclusion is clear: no self-respecting library will be without this book. History fanatics may want their won copies. And let's hope that Russ's expectation tht his book will stimulate further work will be fulfilled."
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Product Details

728 pages; color frontispiece, 13 b/w illus.; ISBN13: 978-0-19-853930-8ISBN10: 0-19-853930-4

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