A Short History Of Greek Mathematics (1884) - Couverture rigide

Gow, Professor James

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1169324533 ISBN 13 : 9781169324534

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

A Short History of Greek Mathematics is a book written by James Gow and first published in 1884. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the development of mathematics in ancient Greece, from its origins in the early Ionian philosophers to the work of the great mathematicians of the Hellenistic period. The book is divided into several chapters, each of which focuses on a particular aspect of Greek mathematics. The first chapter provides an introduction to the subject and discusses the early Ionian philosophers and their contributions to mathematics. The subsequent chapters cover the work of Pythagoras and his followers, the development of geometry by Euclid and his successors, and the contributions of Archimedes to calculus and mechanics.Throughout the book, Gow provides detailed explanations of mathematical concepts and theories, as well as biographical information about the mathematicians who developed them. He also discusses the cultural and historical context in which these mathematicians lived and worked, providing readers with a broader understanding of the role of mathematics in ancient Greek society.Overall, A Short History of Greek Mathematics is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of mathematics or the intellectual achievements of ancient Greece. It is written in a clear and accessible style, making it accessible to both scholars and general readers.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The history of Greek mathematics is, for the most part, only the history of such mathematics as are learnt daily in all our public schools. And very singular it is that, though England is the only European country which still retains Euclid as its teacher of elementary geometry, and though Cambridge, at least, has, for more than a century, required from all candidates for any degree as much Greek and mathematics together as should make this book intelligible and interesting, yet no Englishman has been at the pains of writing, or even of translating, such a treatise. If it was not wanted, as it ought to have been, by our classical professors and our mathematicians, it would have served at any rate to quicken, with some human interest, the melancholy labours of our schoolboys. The work, as usual, has been left toG ermany and even to France, and it has been done there with more than usual excellence. It demanded a combination of learning, scholarship and common sense which we used, absurdly enough, to regard as peculiarly English. If anyone still cherishes this patriotic delusion, I would advise him to look at the works of Nesselmann, Bretschneider, Hankel, Hultsch, Heiberg and Cantor, or, again, of Montucla, Delambre and Chasles, which are so frequently cited in the following pages. To match them we can show only an ill-arranged treatise of Dean Peacock, many brilliant but scattered articles of Prof. De Morgan, and three essays by Dr A llman.
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Présentation de l'éditeur

James Gow's A Short History of Greek Mathematics (1884) provided the first full account of the subject available in English, and it today remains a clear and thorough guide to early arithmetic and geometry. Beginning with the origins of the numerical system and proceeding through the theorems of Pythagoras, Euclid, Archimedes and many others, the Short History offers in-depth analysis and useful translations of individual texts as well as a broad historical overview of the development of mathematics. Parts I and II concern Greek arithmetic, including the origin of alphabetic numerals and the nomenclature for operations; Part III constitutes a complete history of Greek geometry, from its earliest precursors in Egypt and Babylon through to the innovations of the Ionic, Sophistic, and Academic schools and their followers. Particular attention is given to Pythagorus, Euclid, Archimedes, and Ptolemy, but a host of lesser-known thinkers receive deserved attention as well.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1169324533
• ISBN 13: 9781169324534
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 340
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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