From Alexandria, Through Baghdad
Surveys and Studies in the Ancient Greek and Medieval Islamic Mathematical Sciences in Honor of J.L. Berggren
Editors: Sidoli, Nathan, Van Brummelen, Glen (Eds.)
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This book honors the career of historian of mathematics J.L. Berggren, his scholarship, and service to the broader community. The first part, of value to scholars, graduate students, and interested readers, is a survey of scholarship in the mathematical sciences in ancient Greece and medieval Islam. It consists of six articles (three by Berggren himself) covering research from the middle of the 20th century to the present. The remainder of the book contains studies by eminent scholars of the ancient and medieval mathematical sciences. They serve both as examples of the breadth of current approaches and topics, and as tributes to Berggren's interests by his friends and colleagues.
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History of Greek Mathematics: A Survey of Recent Research [1984]
Pages 3-15
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Mathematical Reconstructions Out, Textual Studies In: 30 Years in the Historiography of Greek Mathematics [1998]
Pages 17-23
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Research on Ancient Greek Mathematical Sciences, 1998-2012
Pages 25-50
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History of Mathematics in the Islamic World: The Present State of the Art [1985]
Pages 51-71
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Mathematics and Her Sisters in Medieval Islam: A Selective Review of Work Done from 1985 to 1995 [1997]
Pages 73-99
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- From Alexandria, Through Baghdad
- Book Subtitle
- Surveys and Studies in the Ancient Greek and Medieval Islamic Mathematical Sciences in Honor of J.L. Berggren
- Editors
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- Nathan Sidoli
- Glen Van Brummelen
- Copyright
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-642-36736-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-642-36736-6
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-36735-9
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-662-50748-3
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XV, 583
- Number of Illustrations
- 137 b/w illustrations, 21 illustrations in colour
- Topics
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