The Beginnings of Greek Mathematics

by A. Szabo and Árpád Szabó

When this book was first published, more than five years ago, I added an appendix on How the Pythagoreans discovered Proposition 11.5 of the 'Elements'. I hoped that this appendix, although different in some ways from the rest of the book, would serve to illustrate the kind of research which needs to be undertaken, if we are to acquire a new understanding of the historical development of Greek mathematics. It should perhaps be mentioned that this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048183499
• ISBN13: 9789048183494
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"