| The Transformation of Mathematics in the Early Mediterranean World: From Problems to Equations Contributor(s): Netz, Reviel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521829968 ISBN-13: 9780521829960 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2004 Annotation: 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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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical - Mathematics |
| Dewey: 510.94 |
| LCCN: 2003060601 |
| Series: Cambridge Classical Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.08" W x 8.82" (0.90 lbs) 210 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Netz, Reviel: - Reviel Netz is Associate Professor in the Department of Classics at Stanford University. He has published widely in the field of Greek mathematics: The Shaping of Deduction in Greek Mathematics: A Study in Cognitive History (1999) was runner-up for the Runciman Prize for 2000, and he is currently working on a complete English translation of and commentary on the works of Archimedes, the first volume of which was published in 2003. He has also written a volume of Hebrew poetry and an historical study of barbed wire. |
