The Transformation of Mathematics in the Early Mediterranean World: From Problems to Equations by M.K. Hopkins, Patricia E. Easterling, Reviel Netz

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

Cambridge Classical Studies

M.K. Hopkins, Patricia E. Easterling, Reviel Netz

198 pages • first pub 2004 (view editions)

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The transformation of mathematics from its ancient Greek practice to its development in the medieval Arab-speaking world is approached by focusing on a single problem proposed by Archimedes and the many solutions offered. From a practice of mathem...

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