A short history of Greek mathematics
Book Description
Authoritative and highly readable, this volume focuses on the contributions of major figures, and also explores fascinating aspects of works by lesser-known scholars. Mathematicians will find accounts here of every extant Greek mathematical book and many proofs translated directly from ancient texts. Greek scholars will encounter a full treatment of nomenclature and arithmetical symbols. Students of history can extract a chronicle of the development of mathematical science. Contents include discussions of the decimal scale; Egyptian and Greek arithmetic; the Greek theory of numbers and Greek geometry; prehistoric and Egyptian geometry; and the works of Euclid, Archimedes, Apollonius, and their successors. 1884 ed.
Table Of Content
Part I. Prolegomena to Arithmetic.
I. The Decimal Scale.
II. Egyptian Arithmetic.
Part II. Greek Arithmetic.
III. Calculation. Logistica.
IV. Greek Theory of Numbers (Arithmetica).
Part III. Greek Geometry.
V. Prehistoric and Egyptian Geometry.
VI. Greek Geometry to Euclid.
VII. Euclid, Archimedes, Apollonius.
VIII. Geometry in Second Century b.c.
IX. From Geminus to Ptolemy.
X. Last Years.