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Springer, Dordrecht

2004

474 Pages

ISBN 978-90-481-5850-8

Boston studies in the philosophy of science
vol. 240

Classics in the history of Greek mathematics

Edited by

Jean Christianidis

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Christianidis, J. (ed) (2004). Classics in the history of Greek mathematics, Springer, Dordrecht.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Waschkies Hans-Joachim

3-18

Die Entdeckung der Möglichkeit von Wissenschaft

Mittelstrass Jürgen

19-44

Wie ist die Mathematik zu einer deduktiven Wissenschaft geworden?

Szabo Attila

45-80

On the early history of axiomatics

Richard Knorr Wilbur

81-109

Introduction

Netz Reviel

113-114

Construction as existence proof in ancient geometry

115-137

Book II of Euclid's elements in the light of the theory of conic sections

Saito Ken

139-168

The meno and the mysteries of mathematics

Lloyd G. E. R.

169-183

Introduction

Saito Ken

187-190

Eudoxos — Studien I

Becker Oskar

191-209

The discovery of incommensurability by Hippasus of Metapontum

von Fritz Kurt

211-231

Y avait-il une crise des fondements des mathématiques dans l'Antiquité?

Freudenthal H.

233-241

The impact of modern mathematics on ancient mathematics

243-253

Introduction

Sesiano Jacques

257-263

Zur Berechnung der quadratischen Gleichungen bei den Babyloniern

Vogel Kurt

265-273

Lost Greek mathematical works in Arabic translation

Toomer G. J.

275-284

Diophantus' methods of solution

Heath Thomas L.

285-327

Introduction

Christianidis Jean

331-336

Techniques of fractions in ancient Egypt and Greece

337-365

Logistic and fractions in early Greek mathematics

Fowler David H.

367-380

Introduction

Unguru Sabetai

383-384

On the need to rewrite the history of Greek mathematics

Unguru Sabetai

385-431

Defence of a "shocking" point of view

433-445

Who betrayed Euclid?

Weil André

447-449

History of ancient mathematics

Unguru Sabetai

451-461

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