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Selections Illustrating the History of Greek Mathematics, Volume I: From Thales to Euclid

by Ivor Thomas

Publishers:

Harvard University Press; William Heinemann

, 1957

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This volume contains Ivor Thomas’ English translations of texts about Greek mathematics ranging from the sixth to the fourth century BC. Featured in volume 1 are Pythagorean arithmetic and geometry, Thales’ theorems of geometry, Aristotle’s iconic principle of the lever, and Zeno of Elea’s theories of motion. Also included are Democritus’ expressions for the volume of cones and pyramids, Hippocrates of Chios’ research on the quadrature of the circle, Theaetetus’ descriptions of solids, and Eudoxus of Cnidos’ theories of proportions and spheres. The volume concludes with Euclid’s elements of geometry.

Title: Selections Illustrating the History of Greek Mathematics, Volume I: From Thales to Euclid
Author: Ivor Thomas
Series: The Loeb Classical Library: English
Publishers: Harvard University Press, William Heinemann
Print Publication Date: 1957
Logos Release Date: 2014
Language: English
Resources: 1
Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
Subject: Mathematics, Greek
Resource ID: LLS:SLCTNSHGM01
Resource Type: Monograph
Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:53:11Z