An introduction to the history of algebra : solving equations from Mesopotamian times to the Renaissance / Jacques Sesiano ; translated by Anna Pierrehumbert.
Sesiano, Jacques.
2009
QA151 .S4513 2009 (Mapit)
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An introduction to the history of algebra : solving equations from Mesopotamian times to the Renaissance / Jacques Sesiano ; translated by Anna Pierrehumbert.
Author
Sesiano, Jacques.
Uniform Title
Introduction à l'histoire de l'algèbre. English
ISBN
9780821844731 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0821844733 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details
Providence, R.I. : American Mathematical Society, c2009.
Language
English
Description
viii, 174 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Call Number
QA151 .S4513 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
512.009
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series
Mathematical world ; v. 27.
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Algebra in Mesopotamia
Algebra in ancient Greece
Algebra in the Islamic world
Algebra in medieval Europe
Algebra in the Renaissance
Appendix A : Mesopotamian texts in translation
Appendix B : Greek and Latin texts
Appendix C : Arabic texts
Appendix D : Hebrew text
Appendix E : French, German, Italian, and Provençal texts.

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