James Gow (Bücher)

James Gow Bücher

James Gow war ein englischer Gelehrter und Historiker, dessen Werk sich der Erforschung der Mathematik widmete. Seine Forschung konzentrierte sich auf die Geschichte der griechischen Mathematik und stützte sich auf die Arbeiten anderer bedeutender Gelehrter. Gow erweiterte jedoch den Umfang seiner Untersuchung um Themen, die zeitgenössische Mathematik-Historiker übersehen hatten, wie zum Beispiel die Gematrie.

Dover Phoenix Editions: A Short History of Greek Mathematics

323 Seiten
12 Lesestunden

James Gow's A Short History of Greek Mathematics (1884) provided the first full account of the subject available in English, and it today remains a clear and thorough guide to early arithmetic and geometry. Beginning with the origins of the numerical system and proceeding through the theorems of Pythagoras, Euclid, Archimedes and many others, the Short History offers in-depth analysis and useful translations of individual texts as well as a broad historical overview of the development of mathematics. Parts I and II concern Greek arithmetic, including the origin of alphabetic numerals and the nomenclature for operations; Part III constitutes a complete history of Greek geometry, from its earliest precursors in Egypt and Babylon through to the innovations of the Ionic, Sophistic, and Academic schools and their followers. Particular attention is given to Pythagorus, Euclid, Archimedes, and Ptolemy, but a host of lesser-known thinkers receive deserved attention as well.