Mathematics in Ancient Greece |
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| Author:
| Dantzig, Tobias |
| Series title: | Dover Books on Mathematics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-486-45347-7 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.95 |
Book Description:
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A study of the problems, principles, and procedures that mathematics has inherited from antiquity, this book both instructs and delights. Written by a specialist in interpreting science for lay readers, it recounts the human story behind mathematics, focusing on the insights of such thinkers as Euclid and Hippocrates. 1955 edition.
A study of the problems, principles, and procedures that mathematics has inherited from antiquity, this book both instructs and delights. Written by a specialist in interpreting science for lay readers, it recounts the human story behind mathematics, focusing on the insights of such thinkers as Euclid and Hippocrates. 1955 edition.