"This book contains the stories of five mathematical journeys into new realms, pieced together through the writings of the explorers themselves. Some of whome were guided by mere curiosity and the thrill of adventure, others by more practical motives. In all cases the outcome wa…
"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…
