A study of the problems, principles, and procedures that mathematics has inherited from antiquity, this book both instructs and delights. Written by a specialist in interpreting science for lay readers, it recounts the human story behind mathematics, focusing on the insights of such thinkers as Euclid and Hippocrates. 1955 edition.
| ISBN: | 9780486453477 |
| Publication date: | 29th December 2006 |
| Author: | Tobias Dantzig |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 191 pages |
| Series: | Dover Books on Mathematics |
| Genres: |
Mathematics |