This book examines the development of mathematics from the late 16th Century to the end of the 20th Century. Each chapter will focus on a particular topic and outline its history with the provision of facsimiles of primary source material along with explanatory notes and modern interpretations.
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Jacqueline Stedall is at The Queens's College, University of Oxford.
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