Capitalism and Arithmetic: The New Math of the 15th Century- Including the Full Text of the Treviso Arithmetic of 1478

Frank J. Swetz

ISBN 10: 0812690141 / ISBN 13: 9780812690149

Published by Open Court, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Capitalism and Arithmetic: The New Math of the 15th Century- Including the Full Text of the Treviso Arithmetic of 1478
• Publisher: Open Court
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812690141
• ISBN 13: 9780812690149
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
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Synopsis

"In Mr. Swetz's learned and engrossing commentary on the text, you can find facts that will impress your boss and amaze your friends, such as the mathematical origins of the words 'counter,' 'banks,' and 'digits.' The rich historical details support a compelling account of how mercantile capitalism in the Venetian republic of the early Renaissance crucially influenced the evolution of mathematics and how mathematics helped the rise of capitalism."
—Wall Street Journal

Language Notes

Text: English, Italian (translation)