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- Presents an authoritative and in-depth analysis of the man, his achievements and his historical importance
- Discusses the greater significance and broader scope of Recorde’s work
- Covers aspects of Recorde’s life overlooked in other studies
Part of the book series: History of Computing (HC)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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‘Profite and Commoditie’: The Practitioners
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Front Matter
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A Chronology
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'Profite and Commoditie': The Practitioners
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Front Matter
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Intrinsic Worth
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Front Matter
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Finale
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
From the reviews:
“This volume primarily consists of a very detailed examination of Recorde’s four major mathematical books. … For the graduate student in the history of mathematics, this thorough and detailed work would be valuable.” (M. D. Derk, ACM Computing Reviews, March, 2012)
“This book fills a gap in historical biography that has existed for far too long. … The majority of the chapters describe Recorde’s life and career, but four are devoted to the description and analysis of his four mathematical works … for which he is most famous. … an excellent book. I can recommend it.” (John Denniss, The Mathematical Association of America, April, 2012)
Authors and Affiliations
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Oxford, United Kingdom
Jack Williams
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Robert Recorde
Book Subtitle: Tudor Polymath, Expositor and Practitioner of Computation
Authors: Jack Williams
Series Title: History of Computing
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-862-1
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London Limited 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-85729-861-4Published: 11 November 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-5824-0Published: 25 January 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-0-85729-862-1Published: 19 November 2011
Series ISSN: 2190-6831
Series E-ISSN: 2190-684X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 268
Topics: History of Computing, History of Mathematical Sciences, History, general, History of Science