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John Napier and the Invention of Logarithms, 1614: A Lecture by E.W. Hobson
E. W. Hobson
John Napier and the Invention of Logarithms, 1614: A Lecture by E.W. Hobson
E. W. Hobson
Originally published in 1914, this volume was created to mark the tercentenary of John Napier's Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio. Written by the prominent English mathematician Ernest William Hobson, the text provides a highly readable introduction to the theory of logarithms and puts their discovery within a historical context.
52 pages, illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 29, 2012 |
ISBN13 | 9781107624504 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 52 |
Dimensions | 127 × 203 × 3 mm · 70 g |