Jost Bürgi's Aritmetische und Geometrische Progreß Tabulen (1620) : edition and commentary /: edition and commentary. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Jost Bürgi's Aritmetische und Geometrische Progreß Tabulen (sixteen twenty)
• Further Information: Note: Kathleen Clark.
• Authors: Clark, Kathleen
• Contents: A brief biography of Jost Bürgi (1552-1632) : Introduction -- Lichtensteig and surrounds: Bürgi's early life and work (1552-1579) -- Connections in Kassel: 1579-1603 -- Prague: 1603-1631 -- Return to Kassel: 1631-1632. Details of Aritmetische und Geometrische Progreß Tabulen: printed tables, manuscripts, and mathematical details : Introduction -- Brief descriptions of extant prints and manuscripts -- The München print (Mn) of 1620 -- The Gdańsk manuscript (Gk) -- The Graz manuscript (Gz) -- Detailed description of the Gz manuscript -- The content of Bürgi's "Kurzer Bericht" (as given in the Gk and Gz copies) -- The foreword to the "truehearted reader" -- The tables -- Graphical depiction of the tables and relation -- The "Kurzer Bericht." Aritmetische und Geometrische Progreß Tabulen: edition, translation, and commentary : Introduction -- A guide to reading the manuscript transcription and translation -- Gz manuscript of Aritmetische un Geometrische Progreß Tabulen (1620) -- Transcription -- Translation and commentary. Final perspectives. Appendix A: Bürgi biography at a glance. Appendix B: Napier's argument and construction of logarithms. Appendix C: The tables of the Aritmetische und Geometrische Progreß Tabulen/Sambt gründlichem unterricht/wie solche nützlich in allerley Rechnungen zu gebrauchen/und verstanden werden sol (Bürgi, 1620). References. Index of names. Index of places. Subject index.
• Publisher Details: New York : Birkhäuser
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 258 pages), illustrations (some colour)
• Subjects: 513.22; Mathematics -- Early works to 1800; Mathematics -- History; Logarithms -- Early works to 1800; Logarithms; Mathematics; Early works; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781493931613
• Related ISBNs: 1493931601; 9781493931606; 149393161X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.