The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements: Volume 3, Books X–XIII and Appendix
Seiten
2015
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-48050-6 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-48050-6 (ISBN)
Sir Thomas Little Heath used his time away from his job as a civil servant to publish many works on the subject of ancient mathematics. First published in 1926, this book contains the final volume of his three-volume English translation of the thirteen books of Euclid's Elements, covering Books Ten to Thirteen.
After studying both classics and mathematics at the University of Cambridge, Sir Thomas Little Heath (1861–1940) used his time away from his job as a civil servant to publish many works on the subject of ancient mathematics, both popular and academic. First published in 1926 as the second edition of a 1908 original, this book contains the third and final volume of his three-volume English translation of the thirteen books of Euclid's Elements, covering Books Ten to Thirteen. This detailed text will be of value to anyone with an interest in Greek geometry and the history of mathematics.
After studying both classics and mathematics at the University of Cambridge, Sir Thomas Little Heath (1861–1940) used his time away from his job as a civil servant to publish many works on the subject of ancient mathematics, both popular and academic. First published in 1926 as the second edition of a 1908 original, this book contains the third and final volume of his three-volume English translation of the thirteen books of Euclid's Elements, covering Books Ten to Thirteen. This detailed text will be of value to anyone with an interest in Greek geometry and the history of mathematics.
Book X: Introductory note; Definitions I; Propositions 1-47; Definitions II; Propositions 48-84; Definitions III; Propositions 85-115; Ancient extensions of theory of Book X; Book XI: Definitions; Propositions; Book XII: Historical note; Propositions; Book XIII: Historical note; Propositions; Appendix I. The so-called 'Book ZIV' (by Hypsicles); Appendix II. Note on the so-called 'Book XV'; General index: Greek; General index: English.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.2.2015 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 192 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 1050 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geometrie / Topologie | |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geschichte der Mathematik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-107-48050-7 / 1107480507 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-107-48050-6 / 9781107480506 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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