Gateway to the Great Books Vol 9 of 10 Author:Hogben, Forsyth, Whitehead, Russell, Kasner, Newman, Dantzig, Euler, Campbell, Clifford, Poincare, Laplace, Peirce Volume 9: Mathematics/Natural Science — Lancelot HOGBEN (b. 1895) p. 1 — "Mathematics, the Mirror of Civilization" from Mathematics for the Million p. 3 — Andrew Russell FORSYTH (1858-1942) p. 24 — "Mathematics, in Life and Thought" p. 26 — Alfred North WHITEHEAD (1861-1947) p. 47 — "On Mathematical Method" from An Introduction to Mathematics p. 51 — "... more »On the Nature of a Calculus" from A Treatise on Universal Algebra p. 68
Bertrand RUSSELL (1872-1970) p. 79
"The Study of Mathematics" from Mysticism and Logic p. 84
"Mathematics and the Metaphysicians" from Mysticism and Logic p. 95
"Definition of Number" from Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy p. 111
Edward KASNER (1878-1955) and James R. NEWMAN (1907-1966) p. 115
"New Names for Old" from Mathematics and the Imagination p. 121
"Beyond the Googol" from Mathematics and the Imagination p. 137
Tobias DANTZIG (1884-1956) p. 163
"Fingerprints" from Number: the Language of Science p. 165
"The Empty Column" from Number: the Language of Science p. 178
Leonhard EULER (1707-1783) p. 190
"The Seven Bridges of Konigsberg" p. 193
Norman Robert CAMPBELL (1880-1949) p. 202
"Measurement" from What Is Science? p. 204
"Numerical Laws and the Use of Mathematics in Science" from What Is Science? p. 222
William Kingdon CLIFFORD (1845-1879) p.239
"The Postulates of the Science of Space" from The Common Sense of the Exact Sciences p. 243
Henri POINCARE p. 260
"Space" from Science and Hypothesis p. 265
"Mathematical Creation" p. 294
"Chance" from Science and Method p. 305
Pierre Simon De LAPLACE (1749-1827) p. 321
"Probability" from A Philosophical Essay on Probabilities p. 325