Anachronisms in the History of Mathematics: Essays on the Historical Interpretation of Mathematical Texts

ISBN-13: 9781108834964 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 392 str.

Niccol? Guicciardini

Opis

Discover essays by leading scholars on the history of mathematics from ancient to modern times in European and non-European cultures.

Recenzje

'The main contribution of the book lies in this rich meta-historical reflection. Apart from contributing to their specific historiographies, the essays of this book provide an important contribution to the methodology of the history of mathematics. As a consequence, the book has an appeal for any historian of mathematics, regardless of their period of specialisation.' Raffaele Danna, Nuncius

Spis treści

1. Introduction: The Historical Interpretation of Mathematical Texts and the Problem of Anachronism Niccolò Guicciardini; 2. From Reading Rules to Reading Algorithms: Textual Anachronisms in the History of Mathematics and their Effects on Interpretation Karine Chemla; 3. Anachronism and Anachorism in the Study of Mathematics in India Kim Plofker; 4. On the Need to Re-examine the Relationship between the Mathematical Sciences and Philosophy in Greek Antiquity Jacqueline Feke; 5. Productive Anachronism: On Mathematical Reconstruction as a Historiographical Method Martina R. Schneider; 6. Anachronism in the Renaissance Historiography of Mathematics Robert Goulding; 7. Deceptive Familiarity: Differential Equations in Leibniz and the Leibnizian School (1689–1736) Niccolò Guicciardini; 8. Euler and Analysis: Case Studies and Historiographical Perspectives Craig Fraser and Andrew Schroter; 9. Measuring Past Geometers: A History of Non-Metric Projective Anachronism Jemma Lorenat; 10. Anachronism: Bonola and Non-Euclidean Geometry Jeremy Gray; 11. Anachronism and Incommensurability: Words, Concepts, Contexts, and Intentions Joseph W. Dauben; Index.