{"product_id":"pappus-of-alexandria-and-the-mathematics-of-late-antiquity-9780521036894","title":"Pappus of Alexandria and the Mathematics of Late Antiquity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is at once an analytical study of one of the most important mathematical texts of antiquity, the Mathematical Collection of the fourth-century AD mathematician Pappus of Alexandria, and also an examination of the work's wider cultural setting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[Cuomo] takes a refreshing approach to the history of mathematics.' Journal of Roman Studies\u003cbr\u003e'… Cuomo does an admirable job in hopefully tempting more students and scholars from different fields to tackle these themes and, even more importantly, to cooperate and cross the lines between disciplines.'  De novis libris iudicia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The outside world; 2. Bees and philosophers; 3. Inclined planes and architects; 4. Altars and strange curves; 5. The inside story; Bibliography; General index; Index locorum.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767577542999,"sku":"9780521036894","price":38.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521036894.jpg?v=1758713855","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/pappus-of-alexandria-and-the-mathematics-of-late-antiquity-9780521036894","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}