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         Cajori Florian:     more books (100)
  1. A History of Physics in Its Elementary Branches: Including the Evolution of Physical Laboratories by Florian Cajori, 2010-01-11
  2. Answers to Elementary Algebra by Cajori Florian, 2009-08-19
  3. Elementary algebra first[-second] year course by Florian Cajori, Letitia R. b. 1871 Odell, 2010-09-07
  4. A history of the conceptions of limits and fluxions in Great Britain by Florian Cajori, 1919-01-01
  5. A history of physics in its elementary branches, including the evolution of physical laboratories by Florian Cajori, 2010-09-04
  6. Sir Isaac Newton's Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy and His System by Isaac; Motte, Andrew; Cajori, Florian Newton, 1934-01-01
  7. The chequered career of Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler, first superintendent of the United States Coast survey;: A chapter in the history of science in America, by Florian Cajori, 1929
  8. A History of Physics in Its Elementary Brances, Including the Evolution of Physical Laboratories by Florian Cajori, 1929-01-01
  9. A history of physics in its elementary branches including the evolution of physical laboratories by Florian Cajori, 1899
  10. Sir Isaac Newton's Mathematical Principles (Principia) by Florian Cajori, 1947
  11. Sir Isaac Newton's Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy and His System of the World by Florian Cajori, 1962
  12. A History of Mathematical Notations, Two Volume Set by Florian Cajori, 1951-01-01
  13. A History of Elementary Mathematics (Dover Phoenix Editions) by Florian Cajori, 2004-11-23
  14. History of Physics in its Elementary Branches, Including the Evolution of Physical Laboratories by Florian Cajori, 1917-01-01

61. New Books For 02/23/2002
AUTHOR, cajori, florian, 18591930. TITLE, A history of mathematical notations /florian cajori. PUBLISHER, New York Dover Publications, 1993.
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New Books for 02/23/2002
AUTHOR: Tsay, Ruey S., 1951- TITLE: Analysis of financial time series / Ruey S. Tsay. PUBLISHER: New York : Wiley, c2002. SERIES: Wiley series in probability and statistics. CALL NUMBER: HA 30.3 .T76 2001 CIMM AUTHOR: Aubert, Gilles. TITLE: Mathematical problems in image processing : partial differential equations and the calculus of variations / Gilles Aubert, Pierre Kornprobst ; foreword by Olivier Faugeras. PUBLISHER: New York : Springer, c2002. SERIES: Applied mathematical sciences ; v. 147 CALL NUMBER: QA 1 .A647 v. 147 CIMM AUTHOR: Vanhaecke, Pol, 1963- TITLE: Integrable systems in the realm of algebraic geometry / Pol Vanhaecke. EDITION: 2nd ed. PUBLISHER: Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2001. SERIES: Lecture notes in mathematics, 1638 CALL NUMBER: QA 3 .L28 no. 1638 CIMM AUTHOR: Kerler, Thomas, 1965- TITLE: Non-semisimple topological quantum field theories for 3-manifolds with corners / Thomas Kerler, Volodymyr V. Lyubashenko. PUBLISHER: Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2001. SERIES: Lecture notes in mathematics, 1765 CALL NUMBER: QA 3 .L28 no. 1765 CIMM

62. Browse The Cornell Library Historical Math Monographs
cajori, florian. William Oughtred, a great seventeenthcentury teacher of mathematics.Caldarera, Francesco. Trattato dei determinanti
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63. Browse The Cornell Library Historical Math Monographs
by Bruns, Heinrich. William Oughtred, a great seventeenthcentury teacher ofmathematics by cajori, florian. Titles XY . The X rays Their production and
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by Bruns, Heinrich William Oughtred, a great seventeenth-century teacher of mathematics
by Cajori, Florian Titles "X-Y" The X rays: Their production and application
by Kolle, Frederick Strange Titles "Z" Zahlentheorie
by Hensel, Kurt Zur Formation Quadratischer Gleichungen
by Baltzer, Richard Zur Geschichte der Theorie der elliptischen Transcendenten in 1826-29
by Koenigsberger, Leo Zur Reduction Elliptischer Integrale in Reeller Form
by Scheibner, W.
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64. Code
cajori, florian. 1952. C.04. A History of Mathematics. cajori, florian. C.08.Introduction to the Theory of Fourier s Series and Integrals. Carslaw, HS
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RADLAB LIBRARY CATALOG Call No. Title Main Author Other Authors Year The Int'l Series of Monographs Mott, N. F. Bullard, E. C. *A.0.9 Handbook of Mathematical Functions Abramowitz, M *A.0.91 Smithsonian Mathematical Formulae and Tables Adams, Edwin P *A.01 Electromagnetic Energy Transmission and Radiation Adler, Richard B. Chu , Lan; Fano, Robert *A.02 The Inverse Problem of Scattering Theory Agranovich, Z.S . Marchinki, V.A. *A.02.1 Tables of Bessel Functions of the 1st kind of Orders 0-1 Aiken, Howard H. *A.02.2 Tables of Bessel Functions of the 1st Kind of Orders 2-3 Aiken, Howard H. *A.03 Waves in Anisotropic Plasmas Allis, William P. Buchsbaum, Soloman; Bers, Abraham *A.04 The A.R.R.L. Antenna Book American Radio Relay League, Inc. *A.05 Flow and Fracture of Rocks American Geophysical Union *A.05.1 Theory and Analysis of Phased Array Antennas Amitay, Noach Galindo, Victor; Wu, Chen Pang *A.06 The Diffraction of Electromagnetic Waves by Conducting Circ. Andrejewski, Walter *A.07 Optics of the Electromagnetic Spectrum Andrews, C.L.

65. Isaac Newton (1642-1727) Library Of Congress Citations
Rev. by florian cajori Optics. By Sir Isaac Newton. cajori, florian, 18591930,ed. Thompson, Silvanus Phillips, 1851-1916, tr. Control No.
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Down to Name Citations LC Online Catalog Amazon Search Book Citations [First 40 Records] Author: Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727. Uniform Title: Chronology of ancient kingdoms amended Title: The chronology of antient kingdoms amended. To which is prefix'd, a short chronicle from the first memory of things in Europe, to the conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great. By Sir Isaac Newton. Published: London, Printed for J. Tonson [etc.] 1728. Description: xiv, [2], 376 p. 3 fold. plans. 23 x 19 cm. LC Call No.: D59 .N561 Notes: Title within black line border; head-piece. Dedication "To the queen" signed: John Conduitt. Subjects: History, Ancient Chronology. Other authors: Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress) DLC John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) DLC Control No.: 03007260 //r96 Author: Whewell, William, 1794-1866. Title: The doctrine of limits with its applications; namely, conic sections, the first three sections of Newton, the differential calculus. A portion of a course of university education. By the Rev. William Whewell ... Published: Cambridge, J. and J.J. Deighton; London, J.W. Parker, 1838. Description: xxii p., 1 l., 172 p. diagrs. 22 cm. LC Call No.: QA303 .W46 Subjects: Conic sections. Calculus. Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727. Principia. Control No.: 03013158 //r84

66. Radian
According to florian cajori,1 the term “radian” was first used in print by James 1. florian cajori. History of Mathematics (2nd ed., 1919), page 484.
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radian
Since the late 19th century , a unit used to measure plane angles in SI and elsewhere, equal to the angle between two radii of a circle that cut off a piece of the circumference whose length is equal to the length of the radius. Symbol, rad. According to Florian Cajori, . (Thomson was a brother of Lord Kelvin.) Convert between radians and degrees Calculate to decimal places. Enter a number, then click anywhere outside the box to calculate. degrees (decimal)
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radians A variety of symbols have been used for the radian, including, in a raised position like an exponent, R, r, (r) and c. In 1. Florian Cajori. History of Mathematics (2nd ed., ), page 484. 2. Florian Cajori. A History of Mathematical Notations. La Salle, Illinois: Open Court, . Volume 2, page 148. home units index your comments about ... privacy
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67. Some Notes On The History Of Isopsephia (Gematria)
cajori, florian. A History of Mathematical Notations (2 vv.). Chicago Open Court,19289. Contenau, Georges. Everyday Life in Babylon and Assyria
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Some Notes on the
History of Isopsephia (Gematria)
John Opsopaus
Georges Contenau (p. 166) cites evidence that isopsephia (the Greek word for gematria , which he uses) was widely used in Mesopotamia. In this case numerical values were assigned to the characters in their syllabary, and the numerical values of names were computed. (This also fits in with the general Mesopotamian reverence for numbers: all the Gods had numbers, which Simo Parpola has shown to be numerically related by the Assyrian Tree of Life.) For example, Sargon (d.705 BCE) states that the perimeter of his palace at Khorsabad (16283 cubits) was equal to his name. The next datable source for gematria I know about comes from David Fideler's Jesus Christ: Sun of God . He argues that the standard spellings of the Gods' names were formulated according to isopsephic principles under the influence of the Pythagorean League c. 500 BCE (p. 75). So for example, Zeus is the Geometric Mean of Hermes and Apollo (p. 72). He further argues (pp. 216-9) that many Greek temples, such as the Parthenon (447 BCE) and Apollo's temple at Didyma (300 BCE), were constructed isopsephically. This use of gematria in temples and other official buildings agrees with its only known etymology, from Greek

68. Some Notes On The History Of Isopsephia (Gematria) John Opsopaus
cajori, florian. A History of Mathematical Notations (2 vv.). Chicago Open Court,19289. Contenau, Georges. Everyday Life in Babylon and Assyria,
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69. References
cajori, florian, A History of Mathematical Notations, 2 vols., The Open CourtPublishing, 1928, 1929. Reprinted 1993, Dover.
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71. History Of Mathematics: Textbooks
cajori, florian (18591930). A history of mathematics. Macmillan, New York, 1894.Second edition Macmillan, New York, 1919.
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Texts on the history of mathematics Including textbooks and similar general references.
  • Archibald, R. C. Outline of the history of mathematics. Mathematical Association of America, Buffalo, NY, 1949.
  • Anglin, W. S. Mathematics: A Concise History and Philosophy. Springer-Verlag.
  • Ball, W. W. Rouse (Walter William Rouse) (1865-1925)
    • A short account of the history of mathematics. Macmillan, London, 1888. Reprint: Dover, New York, 1960.
    • A primer of the history of mathematics. Second edition: Macmillan, London, 1906.
  • Baumgart, John K., editor. Historical topics for the mathematics classroom. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Washington, 1969.
  • Bell, Eric Temple (1883-1960)
    • Men of mathematics.
    • The development of mathematics. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1945.
    • Mathematics: queen and servant of science. Mathematical Association of America, Washington, 1987.
  • Bochner, S. (Solomon) (b. 1899)
    The role of mathematics in the rise of science. Princeton University Press, Princeton, 1966.
  • Bos, Henk J. M. Lectures in the History of Mathematics.

72. History Of Mathematics: History Of Numerals And Counting
cajori, florian (18591930). A history of mathematical notations. Two volumes.Chelsea, New York, 1928. Clawson, Calvin C. The mathematical traveler
http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/mathhist/numerals.html
History of Numerals and Counting
Bibliography
  • Blohm, Hans, Stafford Beer, and David Suzuki. Pebbles to computers : the thread. Oxford University Press, Toronto, 1986.
  • Cajori, Florian (1859-1930). A history of mathematical notations. Two volumes. Chelsea, New York, 1928.
  • Clawson, Calvin C. The mathematical traveler : exploring the grand history of numbers. Plenum Press, New York, 1994.
  • Closs, Michael F. (editor). Native American mathematics. University of Texas Press, Austin, 1986.
  • Conant, Levi Leonard. The number concept, its origin and development. Macmillan, New York, 1896, 1923.
  • Crump, Thomas. The anthropology of numbers. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1990.
  • Dantzig, Tobias (1884-1956). Number: the language of science. Macmillan, New York, 1930.
  • De Villiers, Melius. The numeral-words, their origin, meaning, history and lesson. Witherby, London, 1923.
  • Flegg, Graham, editor. Numbers through the ages. Macmillan, 1989.
  • Glaser, Anton. History of binary and other nondecimal numeration Tomash, Los Angeles, 1981.

73. In Search Of Principia
cajori, florian, Principia in Modern English ; (c) 1934 (renewed 1962); U.of California Press (Berkeley, CA); Cohen/Whitman; (c) 1999 U. of California
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In Search Of Principia
I have been enjoying participating in the Distributed Proofreaders project (in which many volunteers share the task of proofreading an e-book before it goes to Project Gutenberg ). In a recent conversation on one of the DP forums, someone remarked that there are no books in PG by Sir Isaac Newton. Being interested in satellites, and knowing what a revered work Newton's Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica (the " Principia ") is, I decided to look further into this work, to evaluate what needs to be done to turn it into a PG e-book. The first task is acquiring the text. Very quickly I discovered that there have been many published versions of Principia
Known Printings of Principia
Public Domain Printings
  • Original: Latin, 3 editions by Isaac Newton, 1687 Translation: English, by Motte, 1729: Nearly every English edition is based on this. This translation apparently was based on Newton's 2nd edition (there were 3). Chittenden, N. W., " Newton's Principia: The mathematical principles of natural philosophy "; 1846; New York (Daniel Adee); 581 p.: Billed as "1st American, carefully rev. and cor., edition". Library of Congress No. QA803 .A45 1848. Chittenden also includes "Newton's System of the World" at the end, plus a portrait and extensive biography of Newton. (In comparing this book to the Cajori 1934 work, you can see that Cajori turned the prose into formulas, which makes Cajori more accessible.)

74. Florian Cajori - 1898-11-20
florian cajori 1898-11-20. Home The Letters 1800-1850 The Letters1851-1900 The Letters 1900-1970 . Home Bible Biographical Material
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75. Charles Henry Gauss - 1898-12-21
Trusting that you may be able to grant me my request, I am,. Very respectfullyyours, florian cajori Professor of Mathematics Colorado College,
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76. Math Forum - Ask Dr. Math
cajori, florian (18591930). _A History of Mathematical Notations_. Two volumes.Chelsea, New York, 1928. Clawson, Calvin C. _The Mathematical Traveler
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Date: 11/19/96 at 14:30:41 From: Doctor Jodi Subject: Re: Swahili System of Measurement Hi there! This is really a great topic and I hope you're able to find more information about it. Have you tried asking your local librarian about an inter-library loan? Given a few weeks, they can borrow almost any book that ANY library owns. My searches didn't turn up any information on the Internet, but I did find a bibliograhy (which follows) at: http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/mathhist/numerals.html http://www.ee.ryerson.ca:8080/~elf/abacus/ Best luck with your project and let us know if you need more help. -Doctor Jodi, The Math Forum Check out our web site! http://mathforum.org/dr.math/ Associated Topics
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77. DML: Digital Mathematics Library: Retrodigitized Mathematics Journals And Monogr
4, Michigan cajori, florian An introduction to the modern theory of equations,by florian cajori. 239, 1904. book. 5, Cornell cajori, florian William
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78. Edward Olney
cajori 1 reports that though he had never studied Latin, REFERENCES.cajori, florian, The Teaching and History of Mathematics in the United States.
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Edward Olney
Edward Olney (ALL-nee*) , son of Benjamin Olney and Lucy Emerson, was born in Moreau, Saratoga County, New York, on July 24, 1827. His ancestry can be traced back to Thomas Olney who accompanied Roger Williams in founding the city of Providence and colony of Rhode Island. Benjamin Olney's family moved to Oakland County, Michigan, in 1833 and, a few months later, settled on a farm in Weston, Wood County, Ohio. Opportunities for formal education on the frontier were sparse, and Olney was largely self-taught. Calloway [2] tells about Edward hiring a neighbor boy to drive the team of oxen on the Olney farm so that he could attend school for six weeks in order to master Day's Algebra . During this time he also ran an arithmetic school at home in the evenings in order to earn the money to pay for his substitute driver. At age 19, Olney began his career as a teacher in the local elementary schools, while studying mathematics, natural science, and languages on his own. Cajori [1] reports that "though he had never studied Latin, he began teaching it and kept ahead of the class because he 'had more application'." In 1848 Olney was hired as a teacher in the district school at Perrysburg, Ohio. The following year he was named principal of the grammar department in the new Union School. Over the next five years he would become the school's superintendent, marry Miss Sarah Huntington (a teacher at the school), and receive an honorary A. M. degree from Madison University (now Colgate University) in Hamilton, New York. Today there is an Olney School in Lake Township, Wood County, named after him [3].

79. Computer Error By Mister X
According to florian cajori, writing in 1894, the main advancements in 2,florian cajori. A History of Mathematics, (New York Macmillan, 1894), 161.
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"Computer error" was published in the INFO Journal , (no. 78; Autumn 1997): 21-2, 36. ( Note from the editor: This page is part of a collection of articles by Mr. X, all quite interesting reading material. (see related resources
This article was selected because of its historic aspects and extensive references which makes it very good study material
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W hen one speaks today of "computer error," one is most often referring to a flaw in the electronic or mechanical functioning of a programmed machine. An extraordinary case of computer error occurred long before the advent of mechanical and electronic computers, however, as noted by Charles Babbage in an 1827 publication entitled On Errors Common to Many Tables of Logarithms Early astronomers spent long periods of time making calculations for tracking and predicting the orbits of comets, planets, and moons, and for determining the occurrence of eclipses. For example, in calculating the orbit of Halley's Comet, the French astronomer Joseph de Lalande (1732-1807) said: " During six months, we calculated from morning till night, sometimes even at meals, the consequence of which was, that I contracted an illness which changed my constitution for the remainder of my life. The assistance rendered by Madame Lepaute was such, that without her, we never could have dared to undertake the enormous labour, in which it was necessary to calculate the distance of each of the two planets, Jupiter and Saturn, from the comet, and their attraction upon that body, separately for every successive degree, and for 150 years.

80. Viète
cajori, florian. A History of Mathematics. New York, New York The MacmillanCompany (1919). Calinger, Ronald (ed.). Classics of Mathematics.
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Bibliography
  • Burton, David M. The History of Mathematics: An Introduction. Newton, Massachusetts: Allyn and Bacon, Inc. (1985). Cajori, Florian. A History of Mathematics. New York, New York: The Macmillan Company (1919). Calinger, Ronald (ed.). Classics of Mathematics. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc. (1995). Eves, Howard. Great Moments in Mathematics (Before 1650). The Mathematical Association of America (1980). Hadden, Richard W. On the Shoulders of Merchants: Exchange and the Mathematical Conception of Nature in Early Modern Europe. New York, New York: State University of New York Press (1994). Hofmann, Joseph E. The History of Mathematics, translated by F. Graynor and H. O. Midonick. New York, New York: The Philosophical Library (1957). Klein, Jacob. Greek Mathematical Thought and the Origin of Algebra, translated by Eva Braun. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press (1968). Varadarajan, V. S. Algebra in Ancient and Modern Times. The American Mathematical Society (1998). Waerden, B. L. van der. A History of Algebra: From al-Khwarizmi to Emmy Noether. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg (1985).
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