Greek Mathematical Thought and the Origin of Algebra

By Jacob Klein

Book Overview

Important study focuses on the revival and assimilation of ancient Greek mathematics in the 13th-16th centuries, via Arabic science, and the 16th-century development of symbolic algebra. This brought about the crucial change in the concept of number that made possible modern science -- in which the symbolic "form" of a mathematical statement is completely inseparable from its "content" of physical meaning. Includes a translation of Vieta's Introduction to the Analytical Art. 1968 edition. Bibliography.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486272893
• ISBN13: 9780486272894
• Release Date: September 1992
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"