Routledge Ancient Mathematics Sep 2001 pdf

ANCIENT MATHEMATICS

by S. Cuomo
Pub: Routledge

This volume offers the first accessible survey of the discipline in all its
variety and diversity of practices. The period covered ranges from the fifth
century BC to the sixth century AD, with the focus on the Mediterranean
region. Topics include:
• mathematics and politics in classical Greece
• the formation of mathematical traditions
• the self-image of mathematicians in the Graeco-Roman period
• mathematics and Christianity
• the use of the mathematical past in late antiquity