Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Barrow-Green, June (1953-....)
Gray, Jeremy John (1947-....)
Wilson, Robin James (1943-....)
Titre(s) : The history of mathematics [Texte imprimé] : a source-based approach / June Barrow-Green, Jeremy Gray, Robin Wilson
Lien au titre d'ensemble : Appartient à : The history of mathematics
Publication : Providence, Rhode Island : MAA press, an imprint of the American mathematical society,
copyright 2019
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIII-488 p.) : ill. ; 27 cm
Collection : AMS/MAA textbooks ; 45
Lien à la collection : MAA textbooks
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 477-484. Index
"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."
Sujet(s) : Mathématiques -- Histoire
Mathématiques -- Étude et enseignement
Indice(s) Dewey :
510.9 (23e éd.) = Mathématiques - Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781470466763. - ISBN 1470466767 (br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47494586w
Notice n° :
FRBNF47494586
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Volume 1 : Early Mathematics ; Greek Mathematics: An Introduction ; Greek Mathematics:
Proofs and Problems ; Greek Mathematics: Curves ; Greek Mathematics: Later Years
; Mathematics in India and China ; Mathematics in the Islamic World ; The Mathematical
Awakening of Europe ; The Renaissance: Recovery and Innovation ; The Renaissance
of Mathematics in Britain ; The Astronomical Revolution ; European Mathematics in
the Early 17th Century ; Concluding Remarks ; Exercises.
