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Writing in 19393, the historian of mathematics Herbert Turnbull, described John Pell as ' a mysterious figure' and commented: 'he may well prove to be an unsuspected genius, for his manuscripts appear to survive, unexamined, in the British Museum.'Turnbull's expectations were pitched a little too high: although Pell was a man of unusual intellectual abilities, and one of the leading mathematicians of his day. His work does not merit any use of the term 'genius'. The term 'mysterious', on the other hand, was well deserved; and no less mysterious is the fact that the great majority of Pell's voluminous manuscripts have remained almost entirely unexamined for more than sixty years after Turnbull published those comments. This first full-length biography of John Pell (1611-1685) by Malcolm and Stedall reconstructs the life and times of this central and enigmatic mathematician and scholar. The text consists of over 600 pages and is presented in three parts: Part 1 "The Life of John Pell (1611-1685)" is a thoroughly researched new account of Pell's life; Part 2 "The Mathematics of John Pell" explores Pell's contribution to mathematics; and Part 3 "The Pell-Cavendish correspondence" is the first complete edition of Pell's correspondence, with detailed annotations.For historians of mathematics and science, philosophers, social and political historians and early modern intellectual historians, this superb work of scholarship is essential reading. ... Read more

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This is just a comment from one of the authors. Ever since this book was published, Amazon has listed it as a 'Royal Microscopy Society Handbook'. !? It is not a handbook, it is not about microscopy, and it has nothing to do with the Royal Microscopy Society. The publishers have repeatedly asked Amazon to remove these false details, but they are still there. You may think this book is special-interest only, but, believe me, it isn't as specialized as that. Yours sincerely, Noel Malcolm (Ignore the star rating I give -- they just won't print this without one.) ... Read more

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Kapitel: Devin Townsend, Chuck Schuldiner, Jon Nödtveidt, Øystein Aarseth, Chris Caffery, Axel Rudi Pell, John Petrucci, James Hetfield, Michael Amott, Adam Darski, Scott „wino" Weinrich, Jan Yrlund, Samoth, Andy Sneap, Marty Friedman, Daron Malakian, the Great Kat, Adrian Smith, Andreas Kisser, Shagrath, Dave Mustaine, Trey Azagthoth, Dan Spitz, Kerry King, Gidget Gein, Kirk Hammett, Christopher Amott, Alex Skolnick, James Murphy, Dimebag Darrell, Victor Smolski, Alexi Laiho, Ross Friedman, Frank Blackfire, Paul Gilbert, Greg Anderson, Alex Parche, Michael Poulsen, Heri Joensen, Emppu Vuorinen, Tripp Eisen, Luca Turilli, Sami Yli-Sirniö, Robert Flynn, Timo Tolkki, Max Cavalera, Mikael Åkerfeldt, Timo Rautiainen, Rob Caggiano, K. K. Downing, Rocky Gray, Adam Dutkiewicz, Dino Cazares, Phil Demmel, Kai Hansen, Billy Milano, Glenn Tipton, Logan Mader, Markus Toivonen, Esa Holopainen, Jacob Hansen, Michelle Meldrum, Kelly Johnson, Lee Altus, Roope Latvala, Mille Petrozza, Waldemar Sorychta, Jona Weinhofen, Tomi Koivusaari, Olaf Thorsen, Jake E. Lee, Tracy Grijalva, Arve Isdal, Mikael Stanne, Niklas Sundin, Daniel Antonsson, Stefan Kaufmann, Wolfgang Rothbauer, Joe Sciacca, Thomas Bredahl, Daniel Palmqvist, Franz Gottschalk, Jesper Strömblad, Peter Müller, Jeff Hanneman, Pasi Koskinen, Karl Logan, Ahrue Luster. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Charles Michael "Chuck" Schuldiner (May 13, 1967 - December 13, 2001) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and musical genre innovator. Schuldiner was the singer, songwriter, rhythm and lead guitarist of the band Death, which he founded in 1983, initially under the name Mantas. He is often referred to as "The Father of Death Metal", and his obituary in the January 5, 2002 issue of UK's Kerrang! magazine stated that "Chuck Schuldiner was one of the most significant figures in the history of metal." Schuldiner himself was modest about his part in the history of death metal, no...http://booksllc.net/?l=de ... Read more

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Chapters: John Pell, Attila the Stockbroker, Clara Butt, Frank New. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 25. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: John Pell (1 March 1611 12 December 1685) was an English mathematician. He was born at Southwick in Sussex. He was educated at Steyning Grammar School, and entered Trinity College, Cambridge, at the age of thirteen. During his university career he became an accomplished linguist, and even before he took his B.A. degree (in 1629) corresponded with Henry Briggs and other mathematicians. In 1630 he was teaching in the short-lived Chichester Academy, set up by Samuel Hartlib. Shortly afterwards he married Ithamara Reginald, sister of Bathsua Makin. Pell spent much of the 1630s working under Hartlib's influence, on a variety of topics in the area of pedagogy, encyclopedism and pansophy, combinatorics and the legacy of Trithemius. By 1638 he had formulated a proposal for a universal language. In mathematics, he concentrated on expanding the scope of algebra in the theory of equations, and on mathematical tables. As part of a joint lobbying effort with Hartlib to find himself support to continue as a researcher, he had his short Idea of Mathematics printed in October 1638. The campaign brought interested responses from Johann Moriaen and Marin Mersenne. His reputation and the influence of Sir William Boswell, the English resident, with the States-General procured his election in 1644 to the chair of mathematics in Amsterdam, after an earlier attempt immediately after Martin van den Hove left for Leiden had failed. From 1644 he worked on a polemical work, against Longomontanus. For this he put in a large effort soliciting help and testimonials: from Bonaventura Cavalieri, his patron Sir Charles Cavendish, René Descartes, Thomas Hobbes, Mersenne, Claude M...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=491570 ... Read more

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Chapters: John Pell, Rohan by Nightfall, Thomas Baker. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: John Pell (1 March 1611 12 December 1685) was an English mathematician. He was born at Southwick in Sussex. He was educated at Steyning Grammar School, and entered Trinity College, Cambridge, at the age of thirteen. During his university career he became an accomplished linguist, and even before he took his B.A. degree (in 1629) corresponded with Henry Briggs and other mathematicians. In 1630 he was teaching in the short-lived Chichester Academy, set up by Samuel Hartlib. Shortly afterwards he married Ithamara Reginald, sister of Bathsua Makin. Pell spent much of the 1630s working under Hartlib's influence, on a variety of topics in the area of pedagogy, encyclopedism and pansophy, combinatorics and the legacy of Trithemius. By 1638 he had formulated a proposal for a universal language. In mathematics, he concentrated on expanding the scope of algebra in the theory of equations, and on mathematical tables. As part of a joint lobbying effort with Hartlib to find himself support to continue as a researcher, he had his short Idea of Mathematics printed in October 1638. The campaign brought interested responses from Johann Moriaen and Marin Mersenne. His reputation and the influence of Sir William Boswell, the English resident, with the States-General procured his election in 1644 to the chair of mathematics in Amsterdam, after an earlier attempt immediately after Martin van den Hove left for Leiden had failed. From 1644 he worked on a polemical work, against Longomontanus. For this he put in a large effort soliciting help and testimonials: from Bonaventura Cavalieri, his patron Sir Charles Cavendish, René Descartes, Thomas Hobbes, Mersenne, Claude Mydorge, and G...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=491570 ... Read more

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Guitar Praise and Worship - Level One will have you playing guitar fast! This method is designed for the beginning guitarist who wants to join the praise band, or play at home, or for friends, or for just about any "gig" around. It's designed to get you on the fast track to strumming songs right away. Written by renowned Nashville studio session guitarist and teacher John Pell, Guitar Praise and Worship - Level One is a unique, fresh and fun approach to learning how to play guitar. The enclosed DVD features the author leading you through lessons and tips as if you were sitting with him for a lesson in his private studio. The Bonus Chapters on the DVD contain special practice tracks to build your "chops" even more! There are also great tips included in the book on being in or starting a praise band. ... Read more