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Geometrical Landscapes examines how mathematicians fundamentally transformed their discipline's language and identity during the late sixteenth century. This scholarly work by Stanford University Press traces how leading figures including Hariot, Stevin, Galileo, and Cavalieri adopted metaphors and terminology from exploration accounts of Columbus and Magellan to describe mathematical inquiry. These mathematicians reframed their work using vivid maritime language-speaking of sailing mathematical seas, encountering paradox on shoals, and finding refuge in geometric demonstration. The book challenges conventional understanding of how mathematical practice evolved, revealing the profound shift in how scholars conceptualised and communicated their field during this transformative period. Essential reading for historians of mathematics, philosophy of science scholars, and anyone interested in how language shapes scientific thought and disciplinary development.

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Geometrical Landscapes explores how Hariot, Stevin, Galileo, and Cavalieri revolutionised mathematical language using exploration narratives.

Stanford University Press publication offering rigorous academic analysis of sixteenth-century mathematical practice transformation.

Examines metaphorical language shift where mathematicians described their work using maritime and exploration terminology.

Traces the historical emergence of new mathematical vocabulary and concepts during the Renaissance period.

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29 July 2002
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15 February 2007

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