Greek Mathematical Thought and the Origin of Algebra - Paperback
by Jacob Klein
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Jacob KleinSeries:Dover Books on MathematicsPublish date:1992-09-11Pages:384
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486272894ISBN-10:486272893UPC:9780486272894Book Category:MathematicsBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, AlgebraSize:8.38 x 5.40 x 0.76 inchesWeight:0.85Product ID:SCC5XZD969
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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Dover PublicationsISBN-13:9780486272894ISBN-10:486272893UPC:9780486272894Book Category:MathematicsBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, AlgebraSize:8.38 x 5.40 x 0.76 inchesWeight:0.85Product ID:SCC5XZD969
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