Selections Illustrating the History of Greek Mathematics, Volume I: From Thales to Euclid
Publishers:
Logos Editions are fully connected to your library and Bible study tools.
Overview
This volume contains Ivor Thomas’ English translations of texts about Greek mathematics ranging from the sixth to the fourth century BC. Featured in volume 1 are Pythagorean arithmetic and geometry, Thales’ theorems of geometry, Aristotle’s iconic principle of the lever, and Zeno of Elea’s theories of motion. Also included are Democritus’ expressions for the volume of cones and pyramids, Hippocrates of Chios’ research on the quadrature of the circle, Theaetetus’ descriptions of solids, and Eudoxus of Cnidos’ theories of proportions and spheres. The volume concludes with Euclid’s elements of geometry.
- Title: Selections Illustrating the History of Greek Mathematics, Volume I: From Thales to Euclid
- Author: Ivor Thomas
- Series: The Loeb Classical Library: English
- Publishers: Harvard University Press, William Heinemann
- Print Publication Date: 1957
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Mathematics, Greek
- Resource ID: LLS:SLCTNSHGM01
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:53:11Z