Angles et Grandeur [French]

by Rushdai Raashid and Roshdi Rashed

From Antiquity until recently, philosophers and mathematicians have continually discussed the concept of angle and its relation to archimedean and non-archimedean theories of measurement. For the first time, this book traces the history of these discussions in Greek and Arabic, from Euclid to Kamāl al-Dīn al-Fārisī, after whom the discussion was not resumed until Newton and Euler. The volume presents first editions of over twenty...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: French
• ISBN: 1501510703
• ISBN13: 9781501510700
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 714 Pages
• Weight: 2.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.7" x 9.6"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary