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History of Mathematical Tables HC OUP 2003 Sumer to Spreadsheets Campbell-Kelly
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- Book Title
- The History of Mathematical Tables
- ISBN-13
- 9780198508410
- ISBN
- 9780198508410
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198508417
ISBN-13
9780198508410
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2492441
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
372 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
History of Mathematical Tables : from Sumer to Spreadsheets
Publication Year
2003
Subject
History & Philosophy, General
Features
Revised
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Mathematics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
27.7 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2004-298837
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
The book itself is the fruit of a very good idea of the British Society for the History of Mathematics, which was to have a conference and then a book on the theme of mathematical tables, and the editors are to be congratulated on a handsome volume on the social history of mathematics.
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
510.212
Edition Description
Revised edition
Table Of Content
IntroductionTable and tabular formatting in Sumer, Babylonia and Assyria, 2500 BCE - 50 CEThe making of logarithm tablesThe computation factory: de Prony's project for making tables in the 1790'sDifference engines: from Muller to ComrieThe 'unerring certainty of mechanical agency': machines and table making in the nineteenth centuryTable making in astronomyThe General Registry Office and the tabulation of data, 1837 - 1939Table making by committee; British table maker 1871 - 1965Table making for the relief of labourThe making of astronomical tables in H.M. Nautical Almanac OfficeThe rise and rise of the spreadsheetBiographical Notes
Synopsis
The oldest known mathematical table was found in the ancient Sumerian city of Shuruppag in southern Iraq. Since then, tables have been an important feature of mathematical activity; table making and printed tabular matter are important precursors to modern computing and information processing. This book contains a series of articles summarising the technical, institutional and intellectual history of mathematical tables from earliest times until the late twentieth century. It covers mathematical tables (the most important computing aid for several hundred years until the 1960s), data tables (eg. Census tables), professional tables (eg. insurance tables), and spreadsheets - the most recent tabular innovation.The book is presented in a scholarly yet accessible way, making appropriate use of text boxes and illustrations. Each chapter has a frontispiece featuring a table along with a small illustration of the source where the table was first displayed. Most chapters have sidebars telling a short "story" or history relating to the chapter.The aim of this edited volume is to capture the history of tables through eleven chapters written by subject specialists. The contributors describe the various information processing techniques and artefacts whose unifying concept is "the mathematical table"., The oldest known mathematical table was found in the ancient Sumerian city of Shuruppag in southern Iraq. Since then, tables have been an important feature of mathematical activity and are important precursors to modern computing and information processing. This book contains a series of articles summarizing the history of mathematical tables from earliest times until the late twentieth century. It covers mathematical tables (the most important computing aid for several hundred years until 1960s), data tables (i.e. Census tables), professional tables (ie. Insurance tables), and spreadsheets-the most recent tabular innovation. The book is presented in a scholarly yet accessible way, making appropriate use of text boxes and illustrations. Each chapter has a frontispiece featuring a table along with a small illustration of the source where the table was first displayed. Most chapters have sidebars telling a short "story" or history relating to the chapter. The aim of this edited volume is to capture the history of tables through eleven chapters written by subject specialists. The contributors describe the various information processing techniques and artifacts whose unifying concept is "the mathematical table.", The oldest known mathematical table was found in the ancient Sumerian city of Shuruppag in southern Iraq. Since then, tables have been an important feature of mathematical activity and are important precursors to modern computing and information processing. This book contains a series of articles summarising the history of mathematical tables from earliest times until the late twentieth century., The oldest known mathematical table was found in the ancient Sumerian city of Shuruppag in southern Iraq. Since then, tables have been an important feature of mathematical activity and are important precursors to modern computing and information processing. This book contains a series of articles summarizing the history of mathematical tables from earliest times until the late twentieth century. It covers mathematical tables (the most important computing aid for several hundred years until 1960s), data tables (i.e. Census tables), professional tables (ie. Insurance tables), and spreadsheets-the most recent tabular innovation. The book is presented in a scholarly yet accessible way, making appropriate use of text boxes and illustrations. Each chapter has a frontispiece featuring a table along with a small illustration of the source where the table was first displayed. Most chapters have sidebars telling a short "story" or history relating to the chapter. The aim of this edited volume is to capture the history of tables through eleven chapters written by subject specialists. The contributors describe the various information processing techniques and artifacts whose unifying concept is "the mathematical table".
LC Classification Number
QA47
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