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9 Μαΐ 2023 · We present a modern account of Ptolemy's construction of the regular pentagon, as found in a well-known book on the history of ancient mathematics (Aaboe [1]), and discuss how anachronistic...
Roman times. Mathematics was only an auxiliary science for surveyors (agrimen-sores), engineers and architects among the Romans. This view can be read, for example, in Cicero: Everyone knows how dark the eld of mathematics is, how remote, complicated and pedantic the science is that they deal with. Nevertheless, there have been many so-called
Part 1. The World of Mathematics and the Mathematics of the World 1. Chapter 1. The Origin and Prehistory of Mathematics 3. Numbers 4. 1.1. Animals'use of numbers 5. 1.2. Young children's use of numbers 5.
1 Ιαν 2023 · In the new edition, the central chapters on Plato, Aristotle and Alexandria have been updated. The explanations of Greek calculus, mathematical geography and mathematics of the early Middle Ages have been expanded and show new points of view.
25 Ιουλ 2023 · This volume, originally published in China and translated into four other languages, presents a fascinating and unique account of the history of mathematics, divided into eight chronologically organized chapters.
The World of Mathematics and the Mathematics of the World. 1 Chapter 1. The Origin and Prehistory of Mathematics 3 1. Numbers 4 1.1. Animals'use of numbers 5 1.2. Young children's use of numbers 5 1.3. Archaeological evidence of counting 6 2. Continuous magnitudes 6 2.1. Perception of shape by animals 7 2.2. Children's concepts of space 8 2.3.
ANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN SCIENCE. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the key themes in Greek and Roman science, medicine, mathematics, and technology.
