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Describes the development and the ultimate demise of the practice of mathematics in sixteenth century Antwerp. Against the background of the violent history of the Religious Wars the story of the practice of mathematics in Antwerp is told through the lives of two protagonists Michiel Coignet and Peeter Heyns. The book touches on all aspects of practical mathematics from teaching and instrument making to the practice of building fortifications of the practice of navigation.
Author(s): Ad Meskens (auth.)
Series: Archimedes: New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 31
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2013
Language: English
Pages: 258
Tags: History of Science;History of Mathematical Sciences;History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics;Architectural History and Theory