The book describes two stages in the historical development of the notion of mathematical structures: first, it traces its rise in the context of algebra from the mid-nineteenth century to its consolidation...czytaj dalej
Czterdziestoletni artysta grafik Osin MacDara mieszka w swej samotni na małej wyspie u wybrzeży Ameryki Północnej. W połowie XIX wieku osiedlili się tutaj irlandzcy rozbitkowie ze statku, który uległ katastrofie...czytaj dalej
The ludic impulse is everywhere in western culture. Games and play provide metaphors for our lives. Stories of games, sports, and play are found everywhere in our imaginative literature as well - from folk...czytaj dalej
Main subject classification Philosophy Other subjects Cosmology, Physics Key points addresses the issue of causality in philosophy and empirical sciences brings together contributions from philosophers, cosmologists...czytaj dalej
This is a book about the history of the science of inertia. Nobody denies the existence of the forces of inertia, but they are branded as "fictitious" because they do not fit smoothly into modern...czytaj dalej
This book takes us from the early childhood to the last days of George Lemaîitre, the man behind the theory of the primeval atom, now better known as Big Bang theory. But who was George Lemaître? A clergyman...czytaj dalej
This and the previous volume in the series (see TRANS2/218) consist of articles written on the occasion of the 60th birthday anniversary of the well-known St. Petersburg specialist in number theory Sergey Vostokov...czytaj dalej
This pioneering textbook offers an exciting and rigorous introduction to a wide range of sciences, including astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, and cosmology. It has been developed specifically for emerging...czytaj dalej
Revised second edition for advanced undergraduate students in astronomy and astrophysics. ...czytaj dalej