"In recent decades it has become obvious that mathematics has always been a worldwide activity. But this is the first book to provide a substantial collection of English translations of key mathematical texts from the five most important ancient and medieval non-Western mathemat…
Mathematics and measurement
by Dilke, O. A. W., (Oswald Ashton Wentworth)
fromReading the past
Mathematics and measurement
by Dilke, O. A. W., (Oswald Ashton Wentworth)
fromReading the past
Mathematics and measurement
by Dilke, O. A. W., (Oswald Ashton Wentworth)
fromReading the past
This fully illustrated book outlines the ancient systems of mathematics and measurement and describes how they were used in mapping, surveying, telling time, trade and commerce, as well as in leisure pursuits such as games and puzzles, and in the occult.
