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The World of Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Mathematician of God /

"She is best known for her curve, the witch of Agnesi, which appears in almost all high school and undergraduate math books. She was a child prodigy who frequented the salon circuit, discussing mathematics, philosophy, history, and music in multiple languages. She wrote one of the first vernacu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mazzotti, Massimo
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Engaging in a conversation
  • Catholicisms
  • Trees of knowledge
  • Choices
  • A list of books
  • Calculus for the believer
  • A new female mind
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography.