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The transformation of mathematics in the early Mediterranean world : From problems to equations /

"The transformation of mathematics from ancient Greece to the medieval Arab-speaking world is here approached by focusing on a single problem proposed by Archimedes and the many solutions offered. In this trajectory Reviel Netz follows the change in the task from solving a geometrical problem t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Netz, Reviel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Colección:Cambridge classical studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The problem in the world of Archimedes
  • From Archimedes to Eutocius
  • From Archimedes to Khayyam.