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This title contains 25 sketches regarding the history of mathematical ideas. Where did maths come from? Who thought up the algebra symbols, and why? What's the story behind negative numbers, the metric system and quadratic equations? All these questions and more are answered.
Where did maths come from? Who thought up all those algebra symbols, and why? What's the story behind ... negative numbers? ... the metric system? ... quadratic equations? ... sine and cosine? The 25 independent sketches in Math through the Ages answer these questions and many o…