Archytas of Tarentum : Pythagorean, philosopher, and mathematician king /

In fourth-century Greece Archytas of Tarentum solved a famous mathematical puzzle, saved Plato from the tyrant of Syracuse and led a powerful Greek city state. This book presents a radically new interpretation of his significance for fourth-century Greek thought and provides a full commentary on all...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Huffman, Carl A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Griego
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Temas:
Archytas, > of Tarentum.
Archytas, > de Tarente.
Archytas, > (of Tarentum.)
Archytas, > of Tarentum
Archytas > Tarentinus.
Mathematics, Ancient.
Pythagorean theorem.
Mathematicians > Greece > Biography.
Philosophy, Ancient.
Scientists > Greece > Biography.
Mathématiques anciennes.
Théorème de Pythagore.
Mathématiciens > Grèce > Biographies.
Philosophie ancienne.
Scientifiques > Grèce > Biographies.
MATHEMATICS > History & Philosophy.
Scientists
Pythagorean theorem
Philosophy, Ancient
Mathematics, Ancient
Mathematicians
Philosophie
Mathematik
Didactisch proza.
Grieks.
Filosofie.
Wiskunde.
Greece
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In fourth-century Greece Archytas of Tarentum solved a famous mathematical puzzle, saved Plato from the tyrant of Syracuse and led a powerful Greek city state. This book presents a radically new interpretation of his significance for fourth-century Greek thought and provides a full commentary on all the fragments and testimonia.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (1 volume)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0511113412
9780511113413
0521837464
9780521837460
0511112904
9780511112904
0511198515
9780511198519
9780511482533
0511482531
1280422246
9781280422249
9786610422241
6610422249

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