Greek Mathematical Thought and the Origin of Algebra
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- Synopsis
- Important study focuses on the revival and assimilation of ancient Greek mathematics in the 13th-16th centuries, via Arabic science, and the 16th-century development of symbolic algebra. This brought about the crucial change in the concept of number that made possible modern science -- in which the symbolic "form" of a mathematical statement is completely inseparable from its "content" of physical meaning. Includes a translation of Vieta's Introduction to the Analytical Art. 1968 edition. Bibliography.
- Copyright:
- 1992
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 384 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780486319810
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780486272894
- Publisher:
- Dover Publications
- Date of Addition:
- 12/10/18
- Copyrighted By:
- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Mathematics and Statistics, Philosophy
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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