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The Development of Mathematics

Eric Temple Bell

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Tracing mathematics' evolution through decisive epochs.

If you're fascinated by mathematics and its profound influence on the world, "The Development of Mathematics" is a journey you'll appreciate. E. T. Bell paints the grand narrative of mathematical progression, from ancient civilizations to the 20th century. It's more than a collection of facts; it's the story of human thought expanding through numbers and theories, a tale that might ignite your own appreciation for the discipline's depth and its historical footsteps.

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The Development of Mathematics

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ISBN: 9780486272399
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date of Publication: 2017-10-18
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Science
Goodreads rating: 4.24
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This important book presents a broad account of the part played by mathematics in the evolution of civilization, describing clearly the main principles, methods, and theories of mathematics that have survived from about 4000 B.C. to 1940. In this time-honored study, one of the twentieth century's foremost scholars and interpreters of the history and meaning of mathematics masterfully outlines the development of leading ideas and clearly explains the mathematics involved in each. Author E. T. Bell first examines the evolution of mathematical ideas in the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Babylonia; later developments in India, Arabia, and Spain; and other achievements worldwide through the sixteenth century. He then traces the beginnings of modern mathematics in the seventeenth century and the emergence of the importance of extensions of number, mathematical structure, the generalization of arithmetic, and structural analysis. Compelling accounts of major breakthroughs in the 19th and 20th centuries follow, emphasizing rational arithmetic after Fermat, contributions from geometry, and topics as diverse as generalized variables, abstractions, differential equations, invariance, uncertainties, and probabilities.
 

Tracing mathematics' evolution through decisive epochs.

If you're fascinated by mathematics and its profound influence on the world, "The Development of Mathematics" is a journey you'll appreciate. E. T. Bell paints the grand narrative of mathematical progression, from ancient civilizations to the 20th century. It's more than a collection of facts; it's the story of human thought expanding through numbers and theories, a tale that might ignite your own appreciation for the discipline's depth and its historical footsteps.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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