{"product_id":"9783032061508","title":"Annals of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics\/ Société canadienne d’histoire et de philosophie des mathématiques: The CSHPM 2024 Volume","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAnnals of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics\/ Société canadienne d’histoire et de philosophie des mathématiques: The CSHPM 2024 Volume\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eZack, Maria; Waszek, David\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis volume contains 8 papers that have been collected by the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics (CSHPM). It showcases rigorously reviewed contemporary scholarship on an interesting variety of topics in the history and philosophy of mathematics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSome of the topics explored include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA critical discussion of thought experiments invoking “Laplace’s demon” in the philosophy of science.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAn examination of the Hebrew-language \u003cem\u003eSefer ha-Mispar\u003c\/em\u003e (Book of Number) by Elijah Mizrahi, a rabbi and mathematician from Constantinople.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAn examination of the work of Cambridge tutor and textbook author John Martin Frederick Wright (1792–1842) to explain some mathematical concepts from Newton’s \u003cem\u003ePrincipia\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe EvenQuads project developed by the Association for Women in Mathematics, which is aimed at creating vetted biographies of women mathematicians.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA look at the history of the CSHPM at its 50th anniversary by considering its role in the consolidation and professionalization of the history of mathematics as a discipline.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWritten by leading scholars in the field, these papers are accessible not only to mathematicians and students of the history and philosophy of mathematics, but also to anyone with a general interest in mathematics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Birkhäuser\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2026-02-14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783032061508\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-032-06151-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 152\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44406641295500,"sku":"9783032061508","price":143.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032061508.jpg?v=1773312517","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032061508","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}