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Hodgkin, Luke Howard, 1938-

A history of mathematics : from Mesopotamia to modernity / Luke Hodgkin. - xiii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-269) and index.

Babylonian mathematics -- Greeks and 'origins' -- Chinese mathematics -- The calculus -- Geometries and space.

"A History of Mathematics: From Mesopotamia to Modernity covers the evolution of mathematics through time and across the major Eastern and Western civilizations. It begins in Babylon, then describes the trials and tribulations of the Greek mathematicians. The important, and often neglected, influence of both Chinese and Islamic mathematics is covered in detail, placing the description of early Western mathematics in a global context. The book concludes with modern mathematics, covering recent developments such as the advent of the computer, chaos theory, topology, mathematical physics, and the solution of Fermat's Last Theorem."--

ISBN: 9780199676767

LCCN: 2012554664

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB2B6642 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016214619 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mathematics--History.
Mathematics, Babylonian--History.
Mathematics, Greek--History.
Mathematics, Chinese--History.
Mathematics, Arab--History.
Mathematics--History.--Europe, Western
Mathematics.
Mathematics, Arab.
Mathematics, Babylonian.
Mathematics, Chinese.
Mathematics, Greek.
Mathematik.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Europe, Western.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: QA21 / .H68 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 510.9