Ancient Mathematics
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Ancient Mathematics
ancient surveying techniques
Angle BAC
Archimedes sphere volume
Author_Serafina Cuomo
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conic
Diophantus algebraic methods
Doric Dialect
early
Early Greek Mathematics
elements
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Euclid's Elements
euclids
Euclid’s Elements
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Graeco-Roman science
greek
HAE
Handy Tables
HK
knowledge
mathematical
mathematical historiography
Mathematical Practices
mathematics in classical antiquity
Mid-third Century BC
practice
Praetorian Legate
Proportion Theory
Pythagorean theorem
Real Euclid
Rectilinear Figure
sections
Segment ABC
Sixth Century Ad
square
Triangle ABC
Triangle Def
Twelfth Part
Young Men
Product details
- ISBN 9780415164955
- Weight: 400g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 26 Jul 2001
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The theorem of Pythagoras, Euclid's "Elements", Archimedes' method to find the volume of a sphere: all parts of the invaluable legacy of ancient mathematics. But ancient mathematics was also about counting and measuring, surveying land and attributing mystical significance to the number six.
This volume offers the first accessible survey of the discipline in all its variety and diversity of practices. The period covered ranges from the fifth century BC to the sixth century AD, with the focus on the Mediterranean region. Topics include:
* mathematics and politics in classical Greece
* the formation of mathematical traditions
* the self-image of mathematicians in the Graeco-Roman period
* mathematics and Christianity
* and the use of the mathematical past in late antiquity.
