- Mathematics, History, Mathematics, history
In this Very Short Introduction, Jacqueline Stedall explores the rich historical and cultural diversity of mathematical endeavour from the distant past to the present day, using illustrative case studies drawn from a range of times and places; including early imperial China, the medieval Islamic world, and nineteenth-century Britain--
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- earnestironic
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- classical in formformally daring
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- Author
- Jacqueline A. Stedall
- First published
- 2012
- Pages
- 123
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780199599684
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