Bibliography and Research Manual of the History of Mathematics
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Initial publish date
- Dec 1973
- Category
- Research, History & Philosophy, Bibliographies & Indexes
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781487586225
- Publish Date
- Dec 1973
- List Price
- $75.00
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Description
This volume will provide invaluable assistance for mathematicians, historians of mathematics and users of mathematics in the retrieval of information about mathematicians and topics in mathematics and closely related fields. The major portion of the book is a classified and annotated bibliography of some 24,000 relevant publications udner about 3,750 headings. Preceeding the bibliography is a guide to personal information retrieval, storage, analysis and use. An appendix provides a useful list of over 3,000 mathematical and historical journals cited in the bibliography or otherwise known to the author, with pertinent publishing information.
About the author
KENNETH O. MAY was Professor of Mathematics, University of Toronto.