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Greek Mathematical Thought and the Origin of Algebra

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Important study focuses on the revival and assimilation of ancient Greek mathematics in the 13th–16th centuries, via Arabic science, and the 16th-century development of symbolic algebra. This brought about the crucial change in the concept of number that made possible modern science — in which the symbolic "form" of a mathematical statement is completely inseparable from its "content" of physical meaning. Includes a translation of Vieta's Introduction to the Analytical Art. 1968 edition. Bibliography.

Language: English

Pages: 384

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Dover Publications

Release: September 11, 1992

ISBN: 0486272893

ISBN 13: 9780486272894

Greek Mathematical Thought and the Origin of Algebra

4.5/5 ( ratings)

Important study focuses on the revival and assimilation of ancient Greek mathematics in the 13th–16th centuries, via Arabic science, and the 16th-century development of symbolic algebra. This brought about the crucial change in the concept of number that made possible modern science — in which the symbolic "form" of a mathematical statement is completely inseparable from its "content" of physical meaning. Includes a translation of Vieta's Introduction to the Analytical Art. 1968 edition. Bibliography.

Language: English

Pages: 384

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Dover Publications

Release: September 11, 1992

ISBN: 0486272893

ISBN 13: 9780486272894

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