Fibonacci's Liber abaci
a translation into modern English of Leonardo Pisano's Book of calculation.
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Contributions
- Sigler, L. E. - Contributor
Publication
2003 - Springer, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
159,000 words, Guess
Page Count
636 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL21112456M
- ISBN-100387407375
- OCLC Control Number53995520
- OCLC Control Number48557588
- OCLC Control Numberfibonaccislibera00sigl
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- Library of Congress Control Number2001057722
- Goodreads1715483
- LibraryThing4496633
Classifications
- LCCQA1-939
Alternate Titles
- Liber abaci.
Description
"Though it is now mostly known for introducing the Hindu number system and the algorithms of arithmetic that children now learn in grade school, Liber Abaci is much more: It is an encyclopaedia of thirteenth-century mathematics, both theoretical and practical. It develops the tools rigorously, establishes them with Euclidean proofs, and then shows how to apply them to all kinds of situation in business and trade, including conversion of measures and currency, allocations of profit, computation of interest, and alloying of currencies. It is rigorous mathematics, well applied, and vividly described.". "As the first translation into a modern language of the Liber Abaci, this book will be of interest not only to historians of science, but to all mathematicians and mathematics teachers interested in the origins of their methods."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
Genres
- Early works to 1800.
Series Statement
- Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences
Other Editions
- Fibonacci's Liber abaci: a translation into modern English of Leonardo Pisano's Book of calculation.
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