Volume 1 of an authoritative two-volume set that covers the essentials of mathematics and includes every landmark innovation and every important figure. This volume features Euclid, Apollonius, others.
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Number Words and Number Symbols: A Cultural History of Numbers by Karl Menninger Classic study discusses number sequence and number language, then explores written numerals and computations in a wide range of cultures. ". . . superior narrative ability." — Library Journal. 282 illus.
Greek Mathematical Thought and the Origin of Algebra by Jacob Klein 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. 1968 edition. Bibliography.
A History of Greek Mathematics, Vol. 2 by Sir Thomas Heath Volume 2 of an authoritative two-volume set that covers the essentials of mathematics and features every landmark innovation and every important figure, including Euclid, Apollonius, and others.
A Manual of Greek Mathematics by Sir Thomas L. Heath This concise but thorough history encompasses the enduring contributions of the ancient Greek mathematicians whose works form the basis of most modern mathematics. Discusses Pythagorean arithmetic, Plato, Euclid, more. 1931 edition.
