The Transformation of Mathematics in the Early Mediterranean World: From Problems to Equations

by Netz, Reviel
ISBN: 9780521041744
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Overview

The transformation of mathematics from its ancient Greek practice to its development in the medieval Arab-speaking world is approached by focusing on a single problem proposed by Archimedes and the many solutions offered. From a practice of mathematics based on the localized solution (originating in the polemical practices of early Greek science), we see a transition to a practice of mathematics based on the systematic approach (grounded in the deuteronomic practices of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages). A radically new interpretation is accordingly offered of the historical trajectory of pre-modern mathematics.
  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Netz, Reviel
  • ISBN: 9780521041744
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.50 x 0.48
  • Number Of Pages: 212
  • Publication Year: 2007
Language: English