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Dirk J. Struik
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ISBN: 0486602559
Page Count: 288
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 1/2
Revised 4th edition covers major mathematical ideas and techniques from ancient Near East to 20th-century computer theory. Work of Archimedes, Pascal, Gauss, Hilbert, etc.

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