Overview
- Introduces readers to Mario Pieri’s career and his studies in foundations, from both historical and modern viewpoints
- First English translations, along with analyses, of two of his most important axiomatizations - his postulates for arithmetic; and his foundation of elementary geometry on the basis of point and sphere
- Combines an engaging exposition, little-known historical notes, exhaustive references and an excellent index
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A list of errata can be found on the author Smith’s personal webpage.
Reviews
"This book portrays Pieri as an individual of exceptional ability, who responded to the influence of many of his contemporaries; and they, in turn, acknowledged the quality of Pieri’s work. In fact, there is a sixty-page section in the first chapter containing biographical sketches of the lives and work of almost a hundred such mathematicians. Moreover, the general historical analysis and interpretative commentary, whilst focussing particularly upon the achievements of Mario Pieri, also extends to many of the general mathematical developments of his era. The book is very thoroughly documented and contains an abundance of photographic portraits. It culminates with an extensive bibliography and an accurately compiled index, and it will undoubtedly appeal to those concerned with the history of ‘modern mathematics’, as well as being of interest to the general readership specified by the authors." —MAA Reviews
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Legacy of Mario Pieri in Geometry and Arithmetic
Authors: Elena Anne Marchisotto, James T. Smith
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-4603-5
Publisher: Birkhäuser Boston, MA
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Birkh�user Boston 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-8176-3210-6Published: 08 May 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-0-8176-4603-5Published: 05 December 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 494
Number of Illustrations: 67 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Mathematical Sciences, Geometry, Algebraic Geometry, Mathematical Logic and Foundations