Free Download Geometry and Algebra in Ancient Civilizations by B. L. Waerden
English | PDF | 1983 | 236 Pages | ISBN : 3642617816 | 18.2 MB
Originally, my intention was to write a "History of Algebra", in two or three volumes. In preparing the first volume I saw that in ancient civiliza tions geometry and algebra cannot well be separated: more and more sec tions on ancient geometry were added. Hence the new title of the book: "Geometry and Algebra in Ancient Civilizations". A subsequent volume on the history of modem algebra is in preparation. It will deal mainly with field theory, Galois theory and theory of groups.