The triumph of Mathematics: 30 interesting historical problems in Mathematics

by Victor Lauria

How did the Greeks calculate the radius of Earth and the distance to the Moon? How was found the complete method to solve third- and fourth-degree equations? How was attempted to calculate the time spent by a ship at sea in the fourteenth century ? What is Pell's equation and how is it solved? What method did Archimedes use to approximate the value of Pi? ... This book is a compilation of historical Mathematical problems since the fourth century BC...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 108716835X
• ISBN13: 9781087168357
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"