IN MATHEMATICAL CIRCLES Series
First printings of the first five books in the MATHEMATICAL CIRCLES series, packed with anecdotes of towering figures in the field from Euler and Newton to Einstein and Wiener — three of the volumes signed by Eves.
First printings of the first five books in the MATHEMATICAL CIRCLES series, packed with anecdotes of towering figures in the field from Euler and Newton to Einstein and Wiener — three of the volumes signed by Eves.
First edition of this provocative thesis written by a French astronomer in response to Voltaire, arguing that modern civilization owes its scientific roots to Asia rather than Europe.
First printing of this discussion of industrial archaeology and its applications to the physical study of mines, mills, and factory sites, the communities lived in by industrial workers, and the "microgeography" of spatial and functional relations within industrial workplaces.