Bibliograph

The prince of mathematics, Carl Friedrich Gauss, M.B.W. Tent

Type

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The prince of mathematics, Carl Friedrich Gauss, M.B.W. Tent

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The prince of mathematics

Responsibility statement

M.B.W. Tent

Sub title

Carl Friedrich Gauss

Summary

Biography of the boy who could read and add numbers at age three, and found a way to add numbers from 1 to 100. As an adult, he predicted the reappearance of a so-called lost planet, discovered basic properties of magnetic forces, and invented a surveying tool used by professional surveyors until lasers were developed. Book draws heavily upon Gauss' papers and surviving letters as well as his publications and research in fields as varied as astronomy , number theory, non-Euclidean geometry, magnetism and surveying,

Table Of Contents

Child prodigy (1777-1788) -- The Duke's protégé (1788-1798) -- Gifted astronomer, father of a young family (1798-1814) -- Surveyor of Hannover, father of a growing family (1815-1832) -- Magnetic professor, prince of mathematics (1833-1855)

Target audience

juvenile

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