The Transformation of Mathematics in the Early Mediterranean World: From Problems to Equations by Reviel Netz

Cambridge Classical Studies

The Transformation of Mathematics in the Early Mediterranean World: From Problems to Equations

Reviel Netz

212 pages paperback 2004

3 editions

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The transformation of mathematics from its ancient Greek practice to its development in the medieval Arab-speaking world is approached by focusing on a single problem proposed by Archimedes and the many solutions offered. From a practice of mathem...

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