Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- List of abbreviations
- The Greek alphabet
- Note on the figures
- Introduction
- A specimen of Greek mathematics
- 1 The lettered diagram
- 2 The pragmatics of letters
- 3 The mathematical lexicon
- 4 Formulae
- 5 The shaping of necessity
- 6 The shaping of generality
- 7 The historical setting
- Appendix The main Greek mathematicians cited in the book
- Bibliography
- Index
- Ideas in Context
A specimen of Greek mathematics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 August 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- List of abbreviations
- The Greek alphabet
- Note on the figures
- Introduction
- A specimen of Greek mathematics
- 1 The lettered diagram
- 2 The pragmatics of letters
- 3 The mathematical lexicon
- 4 Formulae
- 5 The shaping of necessity
- 6 The shaping of generality
- 7 The historical setting
- Appendix The main Greek mathematicians cited in the book
- Bibliography
- Index
- Ideas in Context
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- The Shaping of Deduction in Greek MathematicsA Study in Cognitive History, pp. 9 - 11Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1999