{"product_id":"pappus-of-alexandria-heike-sefrin-weis-9781849960045","title":"Pappus of Alexandria: Book 4 of the Collection: Edited with Translation and Commentary by Heike Sefrin-Weis","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough not so well known today, Book 4 of Pappus' Collection is one of the most important and influential mathematical texts from antiquity. The mathematical vignettes form a portrait of mathematics during the Hellenistic \"Golden Age\", illustrating central problems - for example, squaring the circle; doubling the cube; and trisecting an angle - varying solution strategies, and the different mathematical styles within ancient geometry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume provides an English translation of Collection 4, in full, for the first time, including: a new edition of the Greek text, based on a fresh transcription from the main manuscript and offering an alternative to Hultsch's standard edition, notes to facilitate understanding of the steps in the mathematical argument, a commentary highlighting aspects of the work that have so far been neglected, and supporting the reconstruction of a coherent plan and vision within the work, bibliographical references for further study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Heike Sefrin-Weis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1849960046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781849960045\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d","brand":"Heike Sefrin-Weis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44074030203135,"sku":"9781849960045","price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_070c2707-db06-45a2-a984-8d0479ef1728.jpg?v=1685451361","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pappus-of-alexandria-heike-sefrin-weis-9781849960045","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}