Boyer, Carl B. (Carl Benjamin) 1906-1976

A history of mathematics by Carl B Boyer ( Book )
39 editions published between 1968 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 3,005 libraries worldwide
Develops world contributions to mathematics, from the inception of numbers and geometry to modern probability and Bourbaki's mathematics.

The history of the calculus and its conceptual development. (The concepts of the calculus) by Carl B Boyer ( Book )
13 editions published between 1949 and 1959 in English and held by 1,490 libraries worldwide

The rainbow from myth to mathematics by Carl B Boyer ( Book )
13 editions published between 1959 and 1987 in English and held by 947 libraries worldwide
Virtually every volume on mythology contains legends connected with the rainbow and practically all modern textbooks of physics include some exposition of the optical principles which account for the bow. Mankind has been thinking, talking and writing about the rainbow for thousands of years. The Rainbow: from Myth to Mathematics gathers material from a great number of primary and secondary sources in the hopes that readers may be tempted to study further some aspects of the history of the theory of the rainbow. Includes information on Aristotle, Francis Bacon, the Christian tradition, color, Rene, Descartes, fogbow, Augustin Fresnel, Galileo Galilei, halo, Islamic tradition, Jesuits, Johann Kepler, nature of light, mirrors, Sir Isaac Newton, Olympiodorus, physics, rainbow breadth, reflection, refraction, Robert Grosseteste, Themo Judoci, Witelo, etc.

History of analytic geometry by Carl B Boyer ( Book )
12 editions published between 1956 and 2004 in English and held by 587 libraries worldwide

The concepts of the calculus; a critical and historical discussion of the derivative and the integral by Carl B Boyer ( Book )
11 editions published between 1939 and 1949 in English and held by 316 libraries worldwide

A history of mathematics by Uta C Merzbach ( Book )
3 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 280 libraries worldwide
For more than forty years, this book has been the reference of choice for those looking to learn about the fascinating history of humankind's relationship with numbers, shapes, and patterns. This revised edition features up-to-date coverage of topics such as Fermat's Last Theorem and the Poincare conjecture, in addition to recent advances in areas such as finite group theory and computer-aided proofs. Whether you're interested in the age of Plato and Aristotle or Poincaré and Hilbert, whether you want to know more about the Pythagorean theorem or the golden mean, this book is an essential reference that will help you explore the incredible history of mathematics and the men and women who created it.

History of analytic geometry / by Carl B. Boyer by Carl B Boyer ( Book )
2 editions published between 1956 and 1988 in English and held by 75 libraries worldwide

The history of the calculus and its conceptual development by Carl B Boyer ( Book )
9 editions published between 1949 and 1964 in English and Polish and held by 28 libraries worldwide

A History of Mathematics by Carl Benjamin Boyer ( Book )
4 editions published between 1968 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 26 libraries worldwide

The history of the calculus and its conceptuel development : the concepts of the calculus by Carl Benjamin Boyer ( Book )
1 edition published in 1959 in English and held by 20 libraries worldwide