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Published in 1921 and aimed at mathematicians and classicists, this rigorous two-volume work traces ancient Greek mathematics from Thales of Miletus to the achievements of the Alexandrian algebraists. Volume 1 includes an introduction and a section on numerical notation and arithmetical operations. The coverage begins with Thales and extends to Euclid.

Table of Contents
Preface; 1. Introductory; 2. Greek numerical notation and arithmetical operations; 3. Pythagorean arithmetic; 4. The earliest Greek geometry; 5. Pythagorean geometry; 6. Progress in the elements down to Plato's time; 7. Special problems; 8. Zeno of Elea; 9. Plato; 10. From Plato to Euclid; 11. Euclid.

A History of Greek Mathematics Volume 1 Cambridge Library Collection Classics

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 11/21/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108063067, 978-1108063067
      ISBN10: 1108063063
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Published in 1921 and aimed at mathematicians and classicists, this rigorous two-volume work traces ancient Greek mathematics from Thales of Miletus to the achievements of the Alexandrian algebraists. Volume 1 includes an introduction and a section on numerical notation and arithmetical operations. The coverage begins with Thales and extends to Euclid.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; 1. Introductory; 2. Greek numerical notation and arithmetical operations; 3. Pythagorean arithmetic; 4. The earliest Greek geometry; 5. Pythagorean geometry; 6. Progress in the elements down to Plato's time; 7. Special problems; 8. Zeno of Elea; 9. Plato; 10. From Plato to Euclid; 11. Euclid.

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