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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Story of Maths is the title of a television series outlining aspects of the history of mathematics. The series was a co-production between the Open University and the BBC and aired in October 2008 on BBC Four. The material was written and presented by Oxford professor Marcus du Sautoy. The consultants were the Open University academics Robin Wilson, Professor Jeremy Gray and Dr June Barrow-Green. Kim Duke is credited as series producer.The series comprised four programmes respectively titled: The Language of the Universe; The Genius of the East; The Frontiers of Space; and To Infinity and Beyond. Du Sautoy documents the development of mathematics covering subjects such as the invention of zero and the unproven Riemann hypothesis, a 150 year old problem for which the Clay Mathematics Institute has offered a $1,000,000 prize for its solution. He escorts viewers through the subject's history and geography. He examines the development of key mathematical ideas and shows how mathematical ideas underpin the science, technology, and culture that shape our world. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles!Greek mathematics, as that term is used in this article, is the mathematics written in Greek, developed from the 6th century BC to the 5th century AD around the Eastern shores of the Mediterranean. The word "mathematics" itself derives from the ancient Greek μάθημα (mathema), meaning "subject of instruction" . The study of mathematics for its own sake and the use of generalized mathematical theories and proofs is the key difference between Greek mathematics and those of preceding civilizations. ... Read more

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This is a black and white reproduction of the original edition including imperfections. These books have been a source of inspiration, joy and enlightenment to millions through the ages. Now they can be yours. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. ... Read more

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A text which looks at the history of Greek mathematics - a subject on which the author established a special authority by his succession of works on Diophantus, Apolonius of Perga, Archimedes, Euclid and Aristarchus. ... Read more

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History and Math Come Alive
"History of Greek Mathematics" is an excellent book(s).

This book is well-written.
This book is detailed with copious footnotes and an excellent index.
This book is a microscopic look at Greek math.
This book is a macroscopic look at Greek math.
This book covers math, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, people, geography, history, sociology, psychology, topography, international commerce, international relations, capitalism, architecture, and education,
This book can be read quickly or studied for years.

HOGM sat, pristine, on a remainder table. That would be cool to have on the bookshelf to amaze and intimidate. HOGM sat, pristine, on my bookshelf, untouched for several years. Then, one day, I picked it up and started to read. Wow, what a treat!

This is a microscopic and macroscopic study of the development of Greek mathematics. Heath traces the development of constants, equations, and individuals, and he explains how the geography, attitude, academies, commerce, and history of Greece helped advance their mathematics. Heath also explains how their alphabet [they had numbers; they used an letter with a number symbol attached to it] hindered their mathematics and forced them to concentrate of geometry which became their defining legacy in architecture and invention.

Even though he explains how many equations and constants were derived and tells the tales of the individuals involved, some equations' creations are still left to the mysteries of history.

Heath takes something that should be repulsive and makes it an entertaining, enlightening, and educational read. Even if you do not care about the constants and equations, Heath's tracking their paths through history is entertaining and amazing.

Once in awhile, Heath would slow the pace as he listed each iteration of an equation. While seemingly unimportant, he explains how each change in the equation's development reduced the error and led to the extremes of accuracy which we enjoy today.

If you abhor math, this book might not be for you. If you are anywhere in between "dislike math" and "love math" this book should enlighten and entertain. ... Read more

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"The best treatment of the subject in English" (Carl Boyer, History of Mathematics, p. 680). Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering & gilt cover seal. ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 1; Original Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press; Publication date: 1939; Subjects: Mathematics, Greek; Algebra; Trigonometry; Measurement; Geometry; Arithmetic; Pythagoras and Pythagorean school; History / Ancient / Greece; Literary Criticism / Ancient ... Read more

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Chapters: Archimedes Palimpsest, Greek Numerals, Timetable of Greek Mathematicians, Attic Numerals, Euclid's Orchard. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 33. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Archimedes Palimpsest is a palimpsest on parchment in the form of a codex. It originally was a copy of an otherwise unknown work of the ancient mathematician, physicist, and engineer Archimedes of Syracuse and other authors, which was overwritten with a religious text. Archimedes lived in the third century BC, but the copy of his work was made in the tenth century AD by an anonymous scribe. In the twelfth century the original Archimedes codex was unbound, scraped and washed, along with at least six other parchment manuscripts, including one with works of Hypereides. The parchment leaves had been folded in half and reused for a Christian liturgical text of 177 pages; the older leaves folded so that each became two leaves of the liturgical book. The erasure was incomplete, and Archimedes' work is now readable after scientific and scholarly work from 1998 to 2008 using digital processing of images produced by ultraviolet, infrared, visible and raking light, and X-ray. In 1906 it was briefly inspected in Constantinople (now Istanbul) by the Danish philologist Johan Ludvig Heiberg. With the aid of black-and-white photographs he arranged to have taken, he published a transcription of the Archimedes' text. Shortly thereafter Archimedes' Greek text was translated into English by Thomas Heath. Before that it was not widely known among mathematicians, physicists, or historians. It contains: The palimpsest also contains speeches by the fourth century BC politician Hypereides, a commentary on Aristotle's Categories by Alexander of Aphrodisias, and other works. The most remarkable of the above works is The Metho...http://booksllc.net/?id=167417 ... Read more