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" A short history of Greek mathematics "
James Gow
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BL
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781013
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b601023
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James Gow
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A short history of Greek mathematics\ James Gow
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge Cambridge University Press, 2010
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Cambridge library collection;
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XIV, 323 Seiten
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1108009034
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: 9781108009034
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[Nachdruck der Ausg.] Cambridge 1884
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Part I. Prolegomena to Arithmetic: 1. The decimal scale; 2. Egyptian arithmet Part II. Greek Arithmetic: 3. Calculation; 4. Greek theory of numbers; Part III. Greek Geometry: 5. Prehistoric and Egyptian geometry; 6. Greek geometry to Euclid; 7. Euclid, Archimedes, Apollonius; 8. The second century B.C.; 9. From Geminus to Ptolemy; 10. Last years; Index.
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James Gow's A Short History of Greek Mathematics (1884) provided the first full account of the subject available in English, and it today remains a clear and thorough guide to early arithmetic and geometry. Beginning with the origins of the numerical system and proceeding through the theorems of Pythagoras, Euclid, Archimedes and many others, the Short History offers in-depth analysis and useful translations of individual texts as well as a broad historical overview of the development of mathematics. Parts I and II concern Greek
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QA22.J364 2010
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James Gow
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