Pappus of alexandria and the mathematics of late antiquity
Auteur :
Cuomo, Serafina
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521642118
Date de publication :
9 mars 2000
Dimensions :
22,4 x 14,7 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
444 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book is at once an analytical study of one of the most important mathematical texts of antiquity, the Mathematical Collection of the fourth-century AD mathematician Pappus of Alexandria, and also an examination of the work's wider cultural setting.