Comments on: 2010 calendar of lost mathematical art http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/01/03/2010-nomogram-calendar/ The blog of John D. Cook Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:10:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Book review queue — The Endeavour http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/01/03/2010-nomogram-calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-93263 Book review queue — The Endeavour Sat, 16 Jul 2011 18:00:34 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=4106#comment-93263 [...] second MAA book is The History and Development of Nomography. Nomography is the lost art of graphical computing. A great deal of ingenuity and artistry went into producing graphics that [...] [...] second MAA book is The History and Development of Nomography. Nomography is the lost art of graphical computing. A great deal of ingenuity and artistry went into producing graphics that [...]

]]> By: Another beautiful, interesting calendar from Ron Doerfler — The Endeavour http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/01/03/2010-nomogram-calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-59731 Another beautiful, interesting calendar from Ron Doerfler — The Endeavour Sun, 09 Jan 2011 14:30:52 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=4106#comment-59731 [...] year Ron Doerfler made a beautiful calendar with images from graphical computing, charts used as computational aids before desktop calculators were [...] [...] year Ron Doerfler made a beautiful calendar with images from graphical computing, charts used as computational aids before desktop calculators were [...]

]]> By: The grand unified theory of 19th century math — The Endeavour http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/01/03/2010-nomogram-calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-51586 The grand unified theory of 19th century math — The Endeavour Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:17:25 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=4106#comment-51586 [...] what was “the central problem of the whole of modern mathematics” could become almost a lost art a century later. How could this be? I believe part of the explanation is that special functions, [...] [...] what was “the central problem of the whole of modern mathematics” could become almost a lost art a century later. How could this be? I believe part of the explanation is that special functions, [...]

]]> By: Anne Briggs http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/01/03/2010-nomogram-calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-30164 Anne Briggs Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:22:59 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=4106#comment-30164 While writing a post today about the concept of perception of time in the context of organizing for 2010: http://www.beruly.com/?p=540 I was struck by how complex the concept of a calendar is. This calendar of lost mathematical art reminds us all how beautiful and powerful the human mind is! Perhaps the 2011 calendar could show mathematical concepts of time! While writing a post today about the concept of perception of time in the context of organizing for 2010:
http://www.beruly.com/?p=540
I was struck by how complex the concept of a calendar is. This calendar of lost mathematical art reminds us all how beautiful and powerful the human mind is! Perhaps the 2011 calendar could show mathematical concepts of time!

]]> By: Ron Doerfler http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/01/03/2010-nomogram-calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-30128 Ron Doerfler Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:30:21 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=4106#comment-30128 Thanks, John, for your post on my calendar. I had never heard of the relationship you discuss among the solutions to u + v + w = uvw. Very interesting! Ron Thanks, John, for your post on my calendar. I had never heard of the relationship you discuss among the solutions to u + v + w = uvw. Very interesting!

Ron

]]> By: John http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/01/03/2010-nomogram-calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-30099 John Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:23:17 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=4106#comment-30099 Thanks! I corrected the typo. And thanks for announcing the calendar on your blog. Thanks! I corrected the typo. And thanks for announcing the calendar on your blog.

]]> By: Rod Carvalho http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/01/03/2010-nomogram-calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-30097 Rod Carvalho Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:19:02 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=4106#comment-30097 Image belongs to Ron Doerfler, not Rod Doerfler ;-) Image belongs to Ron Doerfler, not Rod Doerfler ;-)

]]> By: Gene Harris http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/01/03/2010-nomogram-calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-30096 Gene Harris Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:59:38 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=4106#comment-30096 What a wonderful post. You've made my afternoon. Gene What a wonderful post. You’ve made my afternoon.

Gene

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