Les Arithmétiques de Diophante : lecture historique et mathématique /

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Until recently, only six of thirteen books comprising Diophantus' Arithmetica were known to us. Four other books in an Arabic translation have been discovered recently. We can now understand the organization of this work and its long-lasting impact on mathematics. The present book offers the fi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Rāshid, Rushdī (Author), Houzel, Christian (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Francés
Published: Berlin : De Gruyter, 2013.
Series:Scientia Graeco-Arabica ; v. 11.
Subjects:
Diophantus, > of Alexandria.
Diophantus, > of Alexandria
Mathematics, Greek.
Mathematics, Ancient > Greece.
Mathématiques grecques.
Mathématiques anciennes > Grèce.
MATHEMATICS > Essays.
MATHEMATICS > Pre-Calculus.
MATHEMATICS > Reference.
Mathematics, Ancient
Mathematics, Greek
Greece
Ancient arithmetics.
Diophantus of Alexandria.
diophantine analysis.
history of mathematics.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Until recently, only six of thirteen books comprising Diophantus' Arithmetica were known to us. Four other books in an Arabic translation have been discovered recently. We can now understand the organization of this work and its long-lasting impact on mathematics. The present book offers the first historical and mathematical study of the work as it has survived in ten books.
Physical Description:1 online resource (640 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110336481
3110336480
ISSN:2365-8703 ;

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