Binding: Paperback
Description: In this Very Short Introduction Jacqueline Stedall explores the rich historical and cultural diversity of mathematical endeavour from the distant past to the present day using illustrative case studies drawn from a range of times and places; including early imperial China the medieval Islamic world and nineteenth - century Britain.
Title: The History Of Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction
Author(s): Stedall Jacqueline (Senior Research Fellow The Queen's College Oxford)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199599684
Pages: 144 Pages, 15 Black And White Illustrations
Publication Date: 4/1/2012
Series: Very Short Introductions
Category: History Of Mathematics