The Birth of Mathematics: Ancient Times to 1300 (Pioneers in Mathematics, Volume 1)

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Author(s): Michael J. Bradley
Year: 2006

Language: English
Pages: 161

Contents......Page 4
Preface......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Introduction......Page 12
1. Thales of Miletus......Page 14
2. Pythagoras of Samos......Page 27
3. Euclid of Alexandria......Page 42
4. Archimedes of Syracuse......Page 56
5. Hypatia of Alexandria......Page 70
6. Aryabhata I......Page 80
7. Brahmagupta......Page 92
8. Abu Ja‘far Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmı......Page 105
9. Omar Khayyam......Page 117
10. Leonardo Fibonacci......Page 130
Glossary......Page 142
Further Reading......Page 152
Associations......Page 157
Index......Page 158