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Dewey Class	510.9
Title	Stamping Through Mathematics ([EBook] /) / by Robin J. Wilson.
Author	Wilson, Robin J.
Other name(s)	SpringerLink (Online service)
Publication	New York, NY : : Springer New York, , 2001.
Physical Details	VIII, 126 p. : online resource.
ISBN	9780387217512
Summary Note	The astonishing variety and beauty of mathematical elements in stamp design is brought to life in this collection of more than 350 stamps, each reproduced in enlarged format, in full color. With simple explantory text to accompany each stamp, the book makes the perfect gift for students, teachers, and anyone interested in the fascinating world of stamps, and mathematics.:
Contents note	Early Mathematics -- Egypt -- Greek Geometry -- Plato’s Academy -- Euclid and Archimedes -- Greek Astronomy -- Mathematical Recreations -- China -- India -- Mayans and Incas -- Early Islamic Mathematics -- The Middle Islamic Period -- Late Islamic Mathematics -- The Middle Ages -- The Growth of Learning -- Renaissance Art -- Go and Chess -- The Age of Exploration -- Map-Making -- Globes -- Navigational Instruments -- Nicolaus Copernicus -- The New Astronomy -- Calendars -- Calculating Numbers -- Seventeenth-Century France -- Isaac Newton -- Reactions to Newton -- Continental Mathematics -- Halley’s Comet -- Longitude -- The New World -- France and the Enlightenment -- The French Revolution -- The Liberation of Geometry -- The Liberation of Algebra -- Statistics -- China and Japan -- Russia -- Eastern Europe -- Mathematical Physics -- The Nature of Light -- Einstein’s Theory of Relativity -- Quantum Theory -- The Twentieth Century -- The Birth of Computing -- The Development of Computing -- The International Scene -- Mathematics and Nature -- Twentieth-Century Painting -- The Geometry of Space -- Mathematical Games -- Mathematics Education -- Metrication -- Mathematical Shapes.
System details note	Online access to this digital book is restricted to subscription institutions through IP address (only for SISSA internal users)
Internet Site	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b97482
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Cultural Heritage . History . History of Mathematical Sciences . Mathematics . Authors: Wilson, Robin J. . Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service) . Classification: 510.9 .

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