Greek Mathematical Works, Volume II: Aristarchus to Pappus [Greek, Ancient (To 1453)]

by Eratosthenes, Aristarchus of Samos, Heron of Alexandria, et al.

Elemental learning.

The splendid achievement of Greek mathematics is here illustrated in two volumes of selected mathematical works. Volume I (LCL 335) contains the divisions of mathematics; mathematics in Greek education; calculation; arithmetical notation and operations, including square root and cube root; Pythagorean arithmetic, including properties of numbers; the square root of 2; proportion and means; algebraic equations; Proclus;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: Greek, Ancient (To 1453)
• ISBN: 0674993993
• ISBN13: 9780674993990
• Release Date: January 1941
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 4.6" x 6.7"