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Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-05-01 - Publisher: State University of New York Press
Bringing together geometry and philosophy, this book undertakes a strikingly original study of the origins and significance of the Pythagorean theorem. Thales,
Language: en
Pages: 284
Pages: 284
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-11-19 - Publisher: Princeton University Press
Frontmatter --Contents --List of Color Plates --Preface --Prologue: Cambridge, England, 1993 --1. Mesopotamia, 1800 BCE --Sidebar 1: Did the Egyptians Know It?
Language: en
Pages: 556
Pages: 556
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-09-18 - Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
A hilarious reeducation in mathematics-full of joy, jokes, and stick figures-that sheds light on the countless practical and wonderful ways that math structures
Language: en
Pages: 294
Pages: 294
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-08-27 - Publisher: BRILL
This book is a commentary on the Pythagorean Golden Verses, a neglected, but once very popular poem of the Hellenistic period. The goal of the poem is to introd
Language: en
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: Parmenides Publishing
At the root of this historically based work of fiction lies the question as to whether the solution to a mathematical problem could inspire such passion, so int