Japanese Mathematics in the EDO Period (1600-1868): A Study of the Works of Seki Takakazu (?-1708) and Takebe Katahiro (1664-1739)

by Annick Horiuchi

More than ?fteen years have passed since this book was published in French. Ideally this work, which originated from a doctoral thesis defended in 1990 at the University of Paris Diderot, should have been partially rewritten for the English edition, thereby incorporating the latest research results in its argumentation. But this was not the choice taken, since it would have delayed making this work, which brings together useful information for all...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3764387440
• ISBN13: 9783764387440
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Birkhauser
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"