Greek Mathematical Thought and the Origin of Algebra (Dover Books on Mathematics)
Jacob Klein
ISBN 10: 0486272893 ISBN 13: 9780486272894
Published by Dover Publications (edition Revised ed.), 1992
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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.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German
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Title: Greek Mathematical Thought and the Origin of...
Publisher: Dover Publications (edition Revised ed.)
Publication Date: 1992
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Edition: Revised ed.