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Cambridge Library Collection-Classics Ser.: History of Greek Mathematics: Volume 1 by T. L. Heath (2013, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-101108063063
ISBN-139781108063067
eBay Product ID (ePID)175028288
Product Key Features
Number of Pages468 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameHistory of Greek Mathematics: Volume 1
Publication Year2013
SubjectHistory & Philosophy
TypeTextbook
AuthorT. L. Heath
Subject AreaMathematics
SeriesCambridge Library Collection-Classics Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height1 in
Item Weight20.8 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
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Table Of ContentPreface; 1. Introductory; 2. Greek numerical notation and arithmetical operations; 3. Pythagorean arithmetic; 4. The earliest Greek geometry; 5. Pythagorean geometry; 6. Progress in the elements down to Plato's time; 7. Special problems; 8. Zeno of Elea; 9. Plato; 10. From Plato to Euclid; 11. Euclid.
Synopsis'If one would understand the Greek genius fully, it would be a good plan to begin with their geometry.' As early as the sixth century BCE, Thales of Miletus used geometrical principles to calculate distance and height. Within a few hundred years, Euclid had produced his seminal Elements, which was still used as a textbook when this two-volume work was first published in 1921. A distinguished civil servant as well as an expert on ancient Greek mathematics, Sir Thomas Little Heath (1861-1940) includes here sufficient detail for a modern mathematician to grasp ancient methodology, alongside explanatory sections aimed at classicists. This remains a rigorous and essential exposition of a vast topic. Volume 1 includes an introduction that touches on the conditions which made possible the rapid development of philosophy and science in ancient Greece. The coverage begins with Thales and ends with Euclid., Published in 1921 and aimed at mathematicians and classicists, this rigorous two-volume work traces ancient Greek mathematics from Thales of Miletus to the achievements of the Alexandrian algebraists. Volume 1 includes an introduction and a section on numerical notation and arithmetical operations. The coverage begins with Thales and extends to Euclid.
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