Describes the development and the ultimate demise of the practice of mathematics in sixteenth century Antwerp. Against the background of the violent history of the Religious Wars the story of the practice of mathematics in Antwerp is told through the lives of two protagonists Michiel Coignet and Peeter Heyns. The book touches on all aspects of practical mathematics from teaching and instrument making to the practice of building fortifications of the practice of navigation.?
| ISBN: | 9789400799035 |
| Publication date: | 12th April 2015 |
| Author: | Ad Meskens |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Netherlands |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 258 pages |
| Series: | Archimedes |
| Genres: |
History of science Theory of architecture History of architecture History of mathematics Philosophy of science Physics |