Princeton University Press, Date: 1985-05-21. Paperback. Good. Ships quickly. Mild to moderate wear. contains slight foxing on head edge. All pages tight and clean. Orphans Treasure Box sells books to raise money for orphans and vulnerable kids. 1985. Princeton University Press ISBN 0691023913 9780691023915 [US]

Paperback. Fair. Former library book. Front cover has been reattached. However the rest of the binding is sound and the pages clean. Same day dispatch (Mon-Fri) from the UK if ordered by 1pm. ISBN 0691023913 9780691023915 [GB]

Princeton University Press, Date: 1985. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1985. Princeton University Press ISBN 0691023913 9780691023915 [US]

Brand: Princeton Univ Pr, Date: 1985-05-21. Reprint. paperback. Used: Good. 1985. Brand: Princeton Univ Pr ISBN 0691023913 9780691023915 [US]

ISBN10: 0691023913, ISBN13: 9780691023915, [publisher: Princeton Univ Press, Princeton] Softcover First Edition A very good copy of the stated first Princeton U. Press softcover printing. The text is wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding is bright and fresh in appearance, with minor wear at the extremities. A sharp copy.
[DeKalb, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1985]

ISBN10: 0691023913, ISBN13: 9780691023915, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Softcover XV, 717 p.: Ill. Lediglich der Einband ist leicht berieben, sonst ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar / Only the cover is slightly rubbed, otherwise a good and clean copy. - Contents Chapter I. Primitive Origins 1 The concept of number. 2 Early number bases. 3 Number language and the origin of counting. 4 Origin of geometry. Chapter II. Egypt 1 Early records. 2 Hieroglyphic notation. 3 Ahmes papyrus. 4 Unit fractions. 5 Arithmetic operations. 6 Algebraic problems. 7 Geometrical problems. 8 A trigonometric ratio. 9 Moscow papyrus. 10 Mathematical weaknesses. Chapter III. Mesopotamia 1 Cuneiform records. 2 Positional numeration. 3 Sexagesimal fractions. 4 Fundamental operations. 5 Algebraic problems. 6 Quadratic equations. 7 Cubic equations. 8 Pythagorean triads. 9 Polygonal areas. 10 Geometry as applied arithmetic. 11 Mathematical weaknesses. Chapter IV. Ionia and the Pythagoreans 1 Greek origins. 2 Thales of Miletus. 3 Pythagoras of Samos. 4 The Pythagorean pentagram. 5 Number mysticism. 6 Arithmetic and cosmology. 7 Figurate numbers. 8 Proportions. 9 Attic numeration. 10 Ionian numeration. 11 Arithmetic and logistic. Chapter V. The Heroic Age 1 Centers of activity. 2 Anaxagoras of Clazomenae. 3 Three famous problems. 4 Quadrature of lunes. 5 Continued proportions. 6 Hippias of Ellis. 7 Philolaus and Archytas of Tarentum. 8 Duplication of the cube. 9 Incommensurability. 10 The ...
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ISBN10: 0691023913, ISBN13: 9780691023915, [publisher: Princeton Univ Press, Princeton, NJ] Softcover First Edition Text/Near New. Illustrated yellow soft cover/NF w/faint creasing to lower front corner and back; cover has slight tendency to curl. Faint soiling to leading edge of fEP. History of mathematics with emphasis on chronological development and historical elements. Particulary cohert approach for students of history and intellectual thought in areas other than mathematics. Fine copy.
[Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1985]

Princeton University Press, Date: 1985. Soft cover. New. 1985. Princeton University Press ISBN 0691023913 9780691023915 [US]

Princeton Paperbacks. Date: 1985. Paperback. Like New. Softcover trade; may have some light fading to exterior as a result of stor age; otherwise like new. . 1985. Princeton Paperbacks ISBN 0691023913 9780691023915 [US]

Brand: Princeton Univ Pr, Date: 1985-05-21. Reprint. paperback. Used:Good. 1985. Brand: Princeton Univ Pr ISBN 0691023913 9780691023915 [US]