TY  - BOOK
AU  - Meskens,Ad
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Practical mathematics in a commercial metropolis: Mathematical life in late 16th century Antwerp 
T2  - Archimedes, New Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology,
SN  - 9789400757219
AV  - D1-DX301 
U1  - 509 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Dordrecht
PB  - Springer Netherlands, Imprint: Springer
KW  - History
KW  - Architecture
KW  - Mathematics
KW  - Physics
KW  - History of Science
KW  - History of Mathematical Sciences
KW  - History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
KW  - Architectural History and Theory
N1  - 1 Preface -- 2 Introduction -- 3 The Family Coignet -- 4 Peeter Heyns and the Nymphs of the Laurel Tree -- 5 The Arithmetic Teacher and his School -- 6 The Antwerp arithmetic books -- 7 Winegauging -- 8 Instrumentmakers -- 9 The Art of Navigation -- 10 Mapping the World -- 11 Looking towards the Stars -- 12 Ballistics and fortifications -- 13 Conclusion -- Appendices -- Index
N2  - This volumedescribes the development and the ultimate demise of the practice of mathematics in sixteenth century Antwerp. Against the background of the violent history of the Religious Wars the story of the practice of mathematics in Antwerp is told through the lives of two protagonists Michiel Coignet and Peeter Heyns. The book touches on all aspects of practical mathematics from teaching  and instrument making to the practice of building fortifications of the practice of navigation
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5721-9
ER  -