THE TRANSFORMATION OF MATHEMATICS IN THE EARLY MEDITERRANEAN WORLD: FROM PROBLEMS TO EQUATIONS

REVIEL NETZ

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The Transformation of Mathematics in the Early Mediterranean World : From Problems to Equations / Reviel Netz.
p.   cm. – (Cambridge classical studies)
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0 521 82996 8
1. Mathematics – Europe – History.   I. Title.   II. Series.
QA27.E85N48   2004
510′.94 – dc22   2003060601

ISBN 0 521 82996 8 hardback