The History of Mathematics - A Source-Based Approach (Volume 1) (Paperback)

The History of Mathematics: A Source-Based Approach is a comprehensive history of the development of mathematics. This, the first volume of the two-volume set, takes readers from the beginning of counting in prehistory to 1600 and the threshold of the discovery of calculus. It is notable for the extensive engagement with original—primary and secondary—source material. The coverage is worldwide, and embraces developments, including education, in Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, China, India, the Islamic world and Europe. The emphasis on astronomy and its historical relationship to mathematics is new, and the presentation of every topic is informed by the most recent scholarship in the field. The two-volume set was designed as a textbook for the authors' acclaimed year-long course at the Open University. It is, in addition to being an innovative and insightful textbook, an invaluable resource for students and scholars of the history of mathematics. The authors, each among the most distinguished mathematical historians in the world, have produced over fifty books and earned scholarly and expository prizes from the major mathematical societies of the English-speaking world.

General

Imprint:	American Mathematical Society
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	AMS/MAA Textbooks
Release date:	2019
Authors:	June Barrow-Green • Jeremy Gray • Robin Wilson
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	488
ISBN-13:	978-1-4704-6676-3
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-4704-6676-7
Barcode:	9781470466763

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