| Greek Mathematical Thought and the Origin of Algebra Revised Edition Contributor(s): Klein, Jacob (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486272893 ISBN-13: 9780486272894 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1992 Annotation: 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. Includes a translation of Vieta's Introduction to the Analytical Art. 1968 edition. Bibliography. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | History & Philosophy - Mathematics | Algebra - General |
| Dewey: 512.009 |
| LCCN: 92020992 |
| Series: Dover Books on Mathematics |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.4" W x 8.38" (0.85 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |