Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - Squaring the Circle : The War between Hobbes and Wallis (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series)

Squaring the Circle : The War between Hobbes and Wallis (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series)
Squaring the Circle The War between Hobbes and Wallis - Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series
Author: Douglas M. Jesseph
In 1655, the philosopher Thomas Hobbes claimed he had solved the centuries-old problem of "squaring of the circle" (constructing a square equal in area to a given circle). With a scathing rebuttal to Hobbes's claims, the mathematician John Wallis began one of the longest and most intense intellectual disputes of all time. Squaring the Circle<...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226398990
ISBN-10: 0226398994
Publication Date: 1/1/2000
Pages: 433
Rating:
  ?
0 stars, based on 0 rating
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review


Genres:


Back to the Top ↑
By using this Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms of Use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
US Patent Number 7,877,315 | Copyright © 2004 - 2024 PaperBackSwap.com. All Rights Reserved.