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BL
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| Record Number
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588496
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b417715
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| Main Entry
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Suzuki, Jeff.
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| Title & Author
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Mathematics in historical context /\ Jeff Suzuki.
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, DC :: Mathematical Association of America,, c2009.
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| Series Statement
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MAA spectrum
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| Page. NO
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x, 409 p. :: ill., maps ;; 26 cm.
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| ISBN
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9780883855706 (hbk.)
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: 0883855704 (hbk.)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-393) and index.
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| Contents
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The ancient world -- The classical world -- China and India -- The Islamic world -- The Middle Ages -- Renaissance and Reformation -- Early modern Europe -- The eighteenth century -- The nineteenth century -- The United States -- The modern world.
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| Abstract
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Mathematics in Historical Context describes the world around the important mathematicians of the past, and explores the complex interaction between mathematics, mathematicians, and society. --from publisher description.
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| Subject
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Mathematics-- History.
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Mathematics-- Social aspects-- History.
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Mathematicians-- History.
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| LC Classification
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QA21.S976 2009
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| Added Entry
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Mathematical Association of America.
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