Cambridge Library Collection - Classics-A History of Greek Mathematics: Volume 1
Uitgeverij: | Cambridge University Press |
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Uitvoering: | Paperback |
Taal: | Engels |
Staat van het boek: | Licht beschadigd |
Aantal Pagina's: | 468 |
Afmetingen: | 140x210x32 |
Verschijningsdatum: | November 2013 |
EAN: | 9781108063067 |
Omschrijving
'If one would understand the Greek genius fully, it would be a good plan to begin with their geometry.' As early as the sixth century BCE, Thales of Miletus used geometrical principles to calculate distance and height. Within a few hundred years, Euclid had produced his seminal Elements, which was still used as a textbook when this two-volume work was first published in 1921. A distinguished civil servant as well as an expert on ancient Greek mathematics, Sir Thomas Little Heath (1861–1940) includes here sufficient detail for a modern mathematician to grasp ancient methodology, alongside explanatory sections aimed at classicists. This remains a rigorous and essential exposition of a vast topic. Volume 1 includes an introduction that touches on the conditions which made possible the rapid development of philosophy and science in ancient Greece. The coverage begins with Thales and ends with Euclid.