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A Station Favorable to the Pursuits of Science.
This book reveals the rich collection of mathematical works located at the nation's first military school, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. It outlines the relevant history of the Academy, discusses the mathematics department and curriculum, and describes the development of the library...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Providence :
American Mathematical Society,
1999.
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| Colección: | History of mathematics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Title page; Contents; Photo credits; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Catalog of the West Point collection; Appendix 1. Catalog of 1803 Inventory of books, maps and charts, belonging to the Military Academy at West Point; Appendix 2. Photographs; Appendix 3. Portraits in the collection; Appendix 4. Frontispieces in the collection; Back Cover. | |
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