Overview
- Pappus' work is the most important source on Greek mathematics from late antiquity, an invaluable source of information about the mathematics of the Hellenistic "Golden Age"
- This volume of the Collection give unique insights into Greek geometrical methodology
Part of the book series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (SHMP)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Greek Text and Annotated Translation
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Front Matter
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Commentary
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Although not so well known today, Book 4 of Pappus’ Collection is one of the most important and influential mathematical texts from antiquity. The mathematical vignettes form a portrait of mathematics during the Hellenistic "Golden Age", illustrating central problems – for example, squaring the circle; doubling the cube; and trisecting an angle – varying solution strategies, and the different mathematical styles within ancient geometry.
This volume provides an English translation of Collection 4, in full, for the first time, including: a new edition of the Greek text, based on a fresh transcription from the main manuscript and offering an alternative to Hultsch’s standard edition, notes to facilitate understanding of the steps in the mathematical argument, a commentary highlighting aspects of the work that have so far been neglected, and supporting the reconstruction of a coherent plan and vision within the work, bibliographical references for further study.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pappus of Alexandria: Book 4 of the Collection
Book Subtitle: Edited With Translation and Commentary by Heike Sefrin-Weis
Editors: Heike Sefrin-Weis
Series Title: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-005-2
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-84996-004-5Published: 10 June 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-2564-8Published: 05 September 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-84996-005-2Published: 06 April 2010
Series ISSN: 2196-8810
Series E-ISSN: 2196-8829
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXII, 328
Number of Illustrations: 101 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Mathematical Sciences, Geometry