| The Greate Invention of Algebra: Thomas Harriot's Treatise on Equations Contributor(s): Stedall, Jacqueline (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198526024 ISBN-13: 9780198526025 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: The Great Invention of Algebra provides an insight into the work of Thomas Harriot, an innovative thinker and practitioner in several branches of the mathematical sciences, including navigation, astronomy, optics, geometry and algebra. This book focuses on one hundred and forty of these manuscript pages and concentrates on Harriot's work on the structure and solution of equations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Algebra - Elementary - Mathematics | History & Philosophy |
| Dewey: 512.94 |
| LCCN: 2002042558 |
| Series: Mathematics |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.2" W x 9.62" (1.61 lbs) 334 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Great Invention of Algebra provides an insight into the work of Thomas Harriot, an innovative thinker and practitioner in several branches of the mathematical sciences, including navigation, astronomy, optics, geometry and algebra. This book focuses on one hundred and forty of these manuscript pages and concentrates on Harriot's work on the structure and solution of equations. |