Greek Mathematical Thought and the Origin of Algebra

Neuauflage 1976
ISBN: 978-0-262-61022-3
Verlag: MIT Press Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Trade Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 203 mm, Gewicht: 603 g

Reihe: MIT Press

The development of symbolic algebra as a fundamental change in the concept of number.Historians of science have usually assumed that the mathematicians of the Renaissance took up where prior mathematicians had left off. This important work argues that during the sixteenth century, a crucial change in the concept of number took place which distinguishes ancient and modern mathematics once and for all.The author regards Francois Vieta as "the true founder of modern mathematics" and demonstrates that to this development of symbolic algebra corresponds a fundamental change in the concept of the number.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Klein, Jacob

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Geschichte der Mathematik