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UNINA9910455526603321 |
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Autore |
Netz Reviel |
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Titolo |
Ludic proof : Greek mathematics and the Alexandrian aesthetic / / Reviel Netz [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2009 |
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1-107-20226-4 |
1-282-18708-2 |
9786612187087 |
0-511-54049-3 |
0-511-58147-5 |
0-511-53913-4 |
0-511-54083-3 |
0-511-53830-8 |
0-511-53997-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 255 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mathematics, Greek |
Technical writing |
Greek language, Hellenistic (300 B.C.-600 A.D.) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- The carnival of calculation -- The telling of mathematics -- Hybrids and mosaics -- The poetic interface -- Conclusions and qualifications. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book represents a new departure in science studies: an analysis of a scientific style of writing, situating it within the context of the contemporary style of literature. Its philosophical significance is that it provides a novel way of making sense of the notion of a scientific style. For the first time, the Hellenistic mathematical corpus - one of the most substantial extant for the period - is placed centre-stage in the discussion of Hellenistic culture as a whole. Professor Netz argues that Hellenistic mathematical writings adopt a narrative strategy based on surprise, a compositional form based on a mosaic of apparently |
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