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A history of mathematics.
- Title
- A history of mathematics.
- Author
- Freebury, H. A.
- Publication
- New York, Macmillan [1961]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QA21 .F7 1961 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 198 pages illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- A brief introduction to the history of elementary mathematics.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Contents
- Book one: Mesopotamia -- Egypt -- Ionian Greece -- Alexandria -- Book two: Romans and their numerals -- Influence of India -- Contribution of the arms -- Development of elementary arithmetic -- Book three: Expansion of mathematics -- Galileo. 1564 to 1642 -- Kepler. 1571 to 1630 -- Descartes. 1596 to 1650 -- Fermat 1601 to 1665 -- Pacal 1623 to 1662 -- Wallis. 1616 to 1703 -- Newton. 1642 to 1727 -- Leibnitz 1646 to 1716 -- Mathematics and mordern science -- Book four: Brief history of elementary algebra -- Short account of the development of elementary trigonometry -- History of pi -- Short account of calculating devices -- Development of our calendar -- Methods of recording time -- Short history of ordinary English weights and measures -- Introductory of the metric system -- Growth of mathematics through social needs -- Influence of astronomy on the growth of mathematics
- LCCN
- 61017258
- OCLC
- ocm01343088
- 1343088
- SCSB-125162
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library