A History of Greek Mathematics 2 Volume Set
A History of Greek Mathematics 2 Volume Set
£68.00
GBP'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 and a section on numerical notation and arithmetical operations. The coverage begins with Thales and ends with Euclid. Volume 2 focuses on post-Euclidian mathematics, beginning with the work of Aristarchus of Samos and extending to that of Diophantus of Alexandria.
Product details
November 2013Multiple copy pack
9781108062879
1072 pages
220 × 140 × 70 mm
1.2kg
Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
- Volume 1: Preface
- 1. Introductory
- 2. Greek numerical notation and arithmetical operations
- 3. Pythagorean arithmetic
- 4. The earliest Greek geometry
- 5. Pythagorean geometry
- 6. Progress in the elements down to Plato's time
- 7. Special problems
- 8. Zeno of Elea
- 9. Plato
- 10. From Plato to Euclid
- 11. Euclid. Volume 2:
- 12. Aristarchus of Samos
- 13. Archimedes
- 14. Conic sections
- 15. The successors of the great geometers
- 16. Some handbooks
- 17. Trigonometry
- 18. Mensuration
- 19. Pappus of Alexandria
- 20. Algebra
- 21. Commentators and Byzantines
- Appendix
- Index of Greek words
- English Index.
