A Short History of Greek Mathematics
Author:   James Gow
Publisher:   American Mathematical Society
Volume:   218
ISBN:  

9780828402187


Pages:   325
Publication Date:   01 January 1999
Format:   Hardback
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This book provides a stimulating presentation of the history of Greek mathematics, with special emphasis on the Alexandrian school. Beginning with number systems of the ancients and Egyptian influences on Greek mathematics, the book traces the development up to Pappus and Proclus in the fourth century A.D. This is a standard work on the history of Greek mathematics, with special emphasis on the Alexandrian school of mathematics.

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Author:   James Gow
Publisher:   American Mathematical Society
Imprint:   American Mathematical Society
Volume:   218
Weight:   0.510kg
ISBN:  

9780828402187


ISBN 10:   0828402183
Pages:   325
Publication Date:   01 January 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Part I. Prolegomena to Arithmetic: The Decimal Scale Egyptian Arithmetic Part II. Greek Arithmetic: Calculation. Logistica Greek Theory of Numbers (Arithmetica) Part III. Greek Geometry: Prehistoric and Egyptian Geometry Greek Geometry to Euclid Euclid, Archimedes, Apollonius Geometry in Second Century B.C. From Geminus to Ptolemy Last Years Summary Index.

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