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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 October 2014
      21 November 2013
      ISBN:
      9781139600576
      9781108063067
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139600576
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      Dimensions:
      (216 x 140 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.59kg, 468 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Mathematics, Classical Studies, History of Mathematical Texts, Classical Studies (General), Ancient Philosophy
      Series:
      Cambridge Library Collection - Classics
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    Subjects:
    Mathematics, Classical Studies, History of Mathematical Texts, Classical Studies (General), Ancient Philosophy
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    Cambridge Library Collection - Classics
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    'If one would understand the Greek genius fully, it would be a good plan to begin with their geometry.' As early as the sixth century BCE, Thales of Miletus used geometrical principles to calculate distance and height. Within a few hundred years, Euclid had produced his seminal Elements, which was still used as a textbook when this two-volume work was first published in 1921. A distinguished civil servant as well as an expert on ancient Greek mathematics, Sir Thomas Little Heath (1861–1940) includes here sufficient detail for a modern mathematician to grasp ancient methodology, alongside explanatory sections aimed at classicists. This remains a rigorous and essential exposition of a vast topic. Volume 1 includes an introduction that touches on the conditions which made possible the rapid development of philosophy and science in ancient Greece. The coverage begins with Thales and ends with Euclid.

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