This standard text treats hundreds of figures and schools instrumental in the development of mathematics, from the Phoenicians to such 19th-century giants as Grassman, Galois, and Riemann.

A Short Account of the History of Mathematics (Dover Books on Mathematics)

Science & Math

Ball, W.W. Rouse

Mathematics

Dover Publications

With seven-foot piece of string and this book you can make all kinds of creations—lightning, butterflies, fishes, moving figures, man climbing a tree, salmon nets, a hammock breaking, and much more. 30 figures.

Fun with String Figures

Children's Books

Mathematical recreations & essays

University of Toronto Press

Mathematical Recreations and Essays (Classic Reprint)

Forgotten Books

This text remains one of the clearest, most authoritative and most accurate works in the field. The standard history treats hundreds of figures and schools instrumental in the development of mathematics, from the Phoenicians to such 19th-century giants as Grassman, Galois, and Riemann.

A Short Account of the History of Mathematics

Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

It's the classic resource on the history of math. From the early Greek influences to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to the end of the 19th century, trace the fascinating foundation of mathematics as it developed through the ages. Aristotle, Galileo, Kepler, Newton: you know the names. Now here's what they really did, and the effect their discoveries had on our culture, all explained in a way the layperson can understand. Begin with the basis of arithmetic (Plato and the introduction of geometry), and discover why the use of Arabic numerals was critical to the development of both commerce and science. The development of calculus made space travel a reality, while the abacus prefigured the computer. The greats examined in depth include Leonardo da Vinci, a brilliant mathematician as well as artist; Pascal, who laid out the theory of probabilities; and Fermat, whose intriguing theory has only recently been solved.

History

Sterling

It's the classic resource on the history of math! From the early Greek influences to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to the end of the 19th century, trace the fascinating foundation of mathematics as it developed through the ages. Aristotle, Galileo, Kepler, Newton: you know the names. Now here's what they really did, and the effect their discoveries had on our culture, all explained in a way the layperson can understand. Begin with the basis of arithmetic (Plato and the introduction of geometry), and discover why the use of Arabic numerals was critical to the development of both commerce and science. The development of calculus made space travel a reality, while the abacus prefigured the computer. The greats examined in depth include Leonardo da Vinci, a brilliant mathematician as well as artist; Pascal, who laid out the theory of probabilities; and Fermat, whose intriguing theory has only been recently solved.

A Short Account of the History of Mathematics (Indigo)

Main Street Pr

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Mathematical Recreations and Essays

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

Kessinger Publishing

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A Short Account of the History of Mathematics (Dover Books on Mathematics)

Fun with String Figures

Mathematical recreations & essays

Mathematical recreations & essays

Mathematical Recreations and Essays (Classic Reprint)

A Short Account of the History of Mathematics

A Short Account of the History of Mathematics

A Short Account of the History of Mathematics (Indigo)

A Short Account of the History of Mathematics

Mathematical Recreations and Essays