Selections illustrating the history of greek mathematics /
with an english traslation by Ivor Thomas
- 2 volúmenes : ilustraciones ; 17 cm.
- Loeb classical library ; no. 335, 362 .
Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.xes.
v.1. From Thales to Euclid -- Introductory -- Arithmetical notation and the chief arithmetical operations -- Pythagorean arithmetic -- Procluss summary -- Thales -- Pythagorean geometry -- Democritus -- Hippocrates of Chios -- Special problems -- Zeno of Elea -- Theaetetus -- Plato -- Eudoxus of Cnidos -- Aristotle -- Euclid -- v.2. From Aristarchus to Pappus -- Aristarchus of Samos -- Archimedes -- Eratosthenes -- Apollonius of Perga -- Later developments in geometry -- Trigonometry -- Mensuration : Heron of Alexandria -- Algebra : Diophantus -- Revival of geometry : Pappus of Alexandria -- Index -- List of ancient texts cited -- Index of Greek terms.