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The Arithmetic of Infinitesimals: John Wallis 1656 - Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences 2004 edition
The Arithmetic of Infinitesimals: John Wallis 1656 - Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
John Wallis
Provides an English translation of John Wallis's "Arithmetica Infinitorum", a key text on the seventeenth-century development of the calculus. This work displays the crucial mid-seventeenth-century shift from geometry to arithmetic and algebra as the primary language of mathematics.
192 pages, biography
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 6, 2004 |
| ISBN13 | 9780387207094 |
| Publishers | Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Pages | 192 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 234 × 14 mm · 498 g |
| Language | English |
| Contributor | Jacqueline A. Stedall |
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