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This book, originally written in German and presented here in an English-language translation, examines Riemann s scientific work from a single unifying perspective. Laugwitz describes Riemann s development of a conceptual approach to mathematics at a time when conventional algorithmic thinking dictated that formulas and figures, rigid constructs, and transformations of terms were the only legitimate means of studying mathematical objects. David Hilbert gave prominence to the Riemannian principle of utilizing thought, not calculation, to achieve proofs. Hermann Weyl interpreted the Riemann principle for mathematics and physics alike to be a matter of understanding the world through its behavior in the infinitely small. §This remarkable work, rich in insight and scholarship, is addressed to mathematicians, physicists, and philosophers interested in mathematics. It seeks to draw those readers closer to the underlying ideas of Riemann s work and to the development of them in their historical context. This illuminating English-language version of the original German edition will be an important contribution to the literature of the history of mathematics.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Mathematics History of mathematics

• Full title: Bernhard Riemann 1826-1866
• Subtitle: Turning Points in the Conception of Mathematics
• Author: Detleff Laugwitz
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 357
• EAN: 9780817647766
• ISBN: 0817647767
• ID: 01399471
• Publisher: Birkhauser Boston Inc
• Weight: 572 g
• Dimensions: 158 × 234 × 29 mm
• Date of publishing: 21. January 2008

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