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Mathematics in Ancient Greece

Mathematics in Ancient Greece

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Dantzig Tobias
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A study of the problems, principles, and procedures that mathematics has inherited from antiquity, this book both instructs and delights. Written by a specialist in interpreting science for lay readers, it recounts the human story behind mathematics, focusing on the insights of such thinkers as Euclid and Hippocrates. 1955 edition.

Author: Dantzig Tobias
Publisher: DOVER
Pages: 191
ISBN: 9780486453477
Cover: Paperback
Edition Number: 1
Release Year: 2006

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