The Transformation of Mathematics in the Early Mediterranean World: From Problems to Equations (Cambridge Classical Studies) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The Transformation of Mathematics in the Early Mediterranean World: From Problems to Equations (Cambridge Classical Studies) Book

The transformation of mathematics from ancient Greece to the medieval Arab-speaking world is here approached by focusing on a single problem proposed by Archimedes and the many solutions offered. From a practice of mathematics based on the localized solution (and grounded in the polemical practices of early Greek science) we see a transition to a practice of mathematics based on the systematic approach (and grounded in the deuteronomic practices of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages). A radically new interpretation is thereby offered of the historical trajectory of pre-modern mathematics.Read More

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  • 0521829968
  • 9780521829960
  • Reviel Netz
  • 10 June 2004
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 208
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