How to Read Historical Mathematics

by Benjamin Wardhaugh

Book Overview

Techniques for deciphering texts by early mathematicians

Writings by early mathematicians feature language and notations that are quite different from what we're familiar with today. Sourcebooks on the history of mathematics provide some guidance, but what has been lacking is a guide tailored to the needs of readers approaching these writings for the first time. How to Read Historical Mathematics fills this gap by introducing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691140146
• ISBN13: 9780691140148
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 8.1"