02205nam 2200553Ia 450 991046574510332120200520144314.00-88385-928-9(CKB)2560000000081420(SSID)ssj0000577603(PQKBManifestationID)11362427(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000577603(PQKBWorkID)10577320(PQKB)10266856(UkCbUP)CR9780883859285(MiAaPQ)EBC3330412(Au-PeEL)EBL3330412(CaPaEBR)ebr10729383(OCoLC)929120257(EXLCZ)99256000000008142020111006d1998 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrEpisodes from the early history of mathematics[electronic resource] /by Asger AaboeWashington, D.C. Mathematical Association of America19981 online resource (x, 133 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Anneli Lax New Mathematical Library ;13Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-88385-613-1 Includes bibliographical references.Babylonian mathematics -- Early Greek mathematics and Euclid's construction of the regular pentagon -- Three samples of Archimedean mathematics -- Ptolemy's construction of a trigonometric table.Among other things, Aaboe shows us how the Babylonians did calculations, how Euclid proved that there are infinitely many primes, how Ptolemy constructed a trigonometric table in his Almagest, and how Archimedes trisected the angle. Some of the topics may be familiar to the reader, while others will seem surprising or be new.MathematicsHistoryMathematics, AncientElectronic books.MathematicsHistory.Mathematics, Ancient.510.901Aaboe Asger535300MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465745103321Episodes from the early history of mathematics922441UNINA