Blaise pascal: mathematician, physicist and thinker about god
Auteur :
Adamson, D.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9780333550366
Date de publication :
19 déc. 1994
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This chronological survey explores Pascal's (162362) achievement as mathematician, physicist and religious thinker; His work on conic sections, the probability calculus, number theory, cycloid curves and hydrostatics is considered in detail. Pascal's lesser known works are also studied.