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The Transformation of Mathematics in the Early Mediterranean World : From Problems to Equations
by Reviel Netz
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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.
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- ISBN-13: 9780521041744
- ISBN-10: 0521041740
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publish Date: September 2007
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.48 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.6 pounds
- Page Count: 212
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