The Transformation of Mathematics in the Early Mediterranean World: From Problems to Equations (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521829960)

The transformation of mathematics from its ancient Greek practice to its development in the medieval Arab-speaking world is approached by focusing on a single problem proposed by Archimedes and the many solutions offered. From a practice of mathematics based on the localized solution (originating in the polemical practices of early Greek science), we see a transition to a practice of mathematics based on the systematic approach (grounded in the deuteronomic practices of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages). A radically new interpretation is accordingly offered of the historical trajectory of pre-modern mathematics.

Author: Reviel Netz
ISBN-10: 0521829968
ISBN-13: 9780521829960
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/10/2004
Pages: 210
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.82h x 6.08w x 0.65d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2005 pg. 1058