Author : Renzo Caddeo
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031095707
Total Pages : 437 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)
Book Synopsis Mathematical Geography in the Eighteenth Century: Euler, Lagrange and Lambert by : Renzo Caddeo
Download or read book Mathematical Geography in the Eighteenth Century: Euler, Lagrange and Lambert written by Renzo Caddeo and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-10-31 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents the beautiful memoirs of Euler, Lagrange and Lambert on geography, translated into English and put into perspective through explanatory and historical essays as well as commentaries and mathematical notes. These works had a major impact on the development of the differential geometry of surfaces and they deserve to be studied, not only as historical documents, but most of all as a rich source of ideas.