Of scholars and miners -- A mathematical culture : the art of setting limits -- The mines and the court -- Writing it down : innovation, secrecy, and print -- "So fair a subterraneous city" : mapping the underground -- How to teach it? : finding the right direction -- "One of geometry's nicest applications" : crafting the Deep-George Tunnel (1771-1799)
Summary
"Underground Mathematics tells the story of a forgotten discipline: subterranean geometry. Through vivid case studies, it tells how geometry was used in metallic mines, from surveying to mapmaking, by practitioners using esoteric manuscripts. The book contextualizes in a non-technical way how a culture of accuracy and quantification developed in early modern Europe"-- Provided by publisher
