The World of Mathematics
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Volume 1: general survey, Philip E.B.Jourdain historical and biographical, Herbert Westren Turnbull et al arithmetic, numbers and the art of counting, Archimedes et al mathematics of space and motion, William Kingdon Clifford et al. Volume 2: mathematics and the physical world, Galileo Galilei et al mathematics and social science, Edwin G.Boring the laws of chance, Pierre Simon de Laplace. Volume 3: statistics and the design of experiments, John Graunt the supreme art of abstraction - group theory, Cassius J.Keyser et al mathematics of infinity, Bertrand Russell et al mathematical truth and the structure of mathematics, Carl G.Hempel et al the mathematical way of thinking, James Joseph Sylvester mathematics and logic, George Boole the unreasonableness of mathematics, Edward Kasner et al how to solve it, G.Polya et al. Volume 4: the mathematician, G.H.Hardy et al mathematical machines - can a machine think, A.M.Turing mathematics in warfare, Frederick William Lanchester et al a mathematical theory of art, George David Birkhoff mathematics of the good - mathematics in literature, Jonathan Swift et al mathematics and music, Sir James Jeans mathematics as a culture club, Oswald Spengler et al amusements, puzzles, fancies, Augustus De Morgan et al.