The history of mathematics [electronic resource] : a very short introduction / Jacqueline Stedall.

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In this Very Short Introduction, Jacqueline Stedall explores the rich historical and cultural diversity of mathematical endeavour from the distant past to the present day, using illustrative case studies drawn from a range of times and places; including early imperial China, the medieval Islamic wor...

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Uniform Title:Very short introductions.
Main Author: Stedall, Jacqueline A.
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Series:Very short introductions.
Subjects:
Mathematics > History.
Online Access:
Oxford Very Short Introductions: 2012 (Oxford Academic)
Variant Title:
The history of mathematics: a very short introduction
Format: Electronic eBook

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