The history of mathematics
a very short introduction
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Author
Publication
2012 - Oxford University Press, Oxford, England
Language
English
Word Count
30,750 words, Guess
Page Count
123 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivehistoryofmathema0000sted
- ISBN-100199599688
- ISBN-139780199599684
- Library of Congress Control Number2012930324
- OCLC Control Number749871230
and 3 more
- OCLC Control Number755071583
- Better World Books9780199599684
- Open LibraryOL25309997M
Classifications
- DDC510.9
- LCCQA21 .S828 2012
- LCCQA21
and 2 more
- LCCQA21 .S74 2012
- LCCQA21 .S82 2012
Description
In this Very Short Introduction, Jacqueline Stedall explores the rich historical and cultural diversity of mathematical endeavour from the distant past to the present day, using illustrative case studies drawn from a range of times and places; including early imperial China, the medieval Islamic world, and nineteenth-century Britain--
Subjects
Series Statement
- Very short introductions -- 305
- Very short introductions
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