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

by Reviel Netz

Book Overview

The transformation of mathematics from ancient Greece to the medieval Arab-speaking world is here approached by focusing on a single problem proposed by Archimedes and the many solutions offered. In... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521041740
• ISBN13: 9780521041744
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"