Sir Isaac Newton's Enumeration Of Lines Of The Third Order: Generation Of Curves By Shadows, Organic Description Of Curves And Construction Of Equations By Curves - Softcover

Newton Sir, Sir Isaac

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1163591327 ISBN 13: 9781163591321

Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, 2010

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Sir Isaac Newton�������s Enumeration of Lines of the Third Order: Generation of Curves by Shadows, Organic Description of Curves and Construction of Equations by Curves is a book that focuses on the mathematical work of Sir Isaac Newton. The book is centered around Newton�������s work on the enumeration of lines of the third order, which is a branch of mathematics that deals with the study of curves and their properties. The book is divided into several sections, with each section focusing on a specific aspect of Newton�������s work. The first section of the book provides an introduction to the topic of lines of the third order and explains some of the basic concepts and terminology that are used in the rest of the book. The second section of the book focuses on the generation of curves by shadows. This section explains how curves can be generated by projecting shadows of lines onto a plane. The section also discusses some of the properties of these curves and how they can be used in various applications.The third section of the book is centered around the organic description of curves. This section explains how curves can be described in terms of their organic properties, such as their curvature and torsion. The section also discusses some of the applications of these organic descriptions in various fields.The final section of the book focuses on the construction of equations by curves. This section explains how equations can be constructed to describe curves and how these equations can be used to solve various mathematical problems.Overall, Sir Isaac Newton�������s Enumeration of Lines of the Third Order: Generation of Curves by Shadows, Organic Description of Curves and Construction of Equations by Curves is a comprehensive and detailed exploration of a fascinating branch of mathematics. It is an essential read for anyone interested in the history of mathematics or the study of curves and their properties.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.

Biografía del autor

I. Bernard Cohen (1914-2003) was Victor S. Thomas Professor (Emeritus) of the History of Science at Harvard University. Among his recent books are "Benjamin Franklin's Science" (1996), "Interactions" (1994), and "Science and the Founding Fathers" (1992). Anne Whitman was coeditor (with I. Bernard Cohen and Alexander Koyre) of the Latin edition, with variant readings, of the "Principia" (1972). Julia Budenz, author of "From the Gardens of Flora Baum" (1984), is a multilingual classicist and poet.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1163591327
• ISBN 13: 9781163591321
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 146
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar