Distributivity-like Results in the Medieval Traditions of Euclid's Elements

Between Geometry and Arithmetic
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-79678-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 82 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 154 g

Reihe: SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology

This book provides a fresh view on an important and largely overlooked aspect of the Euclidean traditions in the medieval mathematical texts, particularly concerning the interrelations between geometry and arithmetic, and the rise  of algebraic modes of thought. It appeals to anyone interested in the history of mathematics in general and in history of medieval and early modern science.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Corry, Leo

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Geschichte der Mathematik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Distributivity-like Results in Euclid’s Elements.- Chapter 3. Late Antiquity and Islamic Mathematics.- Chapter 4. Latin Middle Ages.- Chapter 5. Hebrew Mathematics.- Chapter 6. Concluding Remarks.

Über Autor(innen)

Leo Corry is a historian of science working at Tel Aviv University. He has published extensively on the history of mathematics, physics and computing, since the turn of the twentieth century, as well as on medieval mathematics.