Synopsis
This first of a two-volume translation from the French, commissioned by the Open University to provide a set text for their course on the history of mathematics, and selected for its combination of 'unimpeachable' scholarship and easy accessibility to those not expert in the field; the first volume provides a general historical overview of mathematical history, focusing on notable mathematicians, up to the time of the French Revolution; the second volume details the histories of particular methods and problems in mathematics.An Open University Set Book, in the Transworld Student Library.
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