A Discourse Concerning Algebra: English Algebra to 1685 - Hardcover

Stedall, Jacqueline A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198524951 ISBN 13: 9780198524953

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2003

Synopsis

A Discourse Concerning Algebra, provides a new and readable account of the rise of algebra in England from the Medieval period to the later years of the 17th Century.Stedall's book follows the reception and dissemination of important algebraic ideas and methods from continental Europe and the consequent revolution in the state of English mathematics in the 17th century.

About this title

About the Author:

Jacqueline A. Stedall is a member of the Centre for the History of the Mathematical Sciences at the Open University.

Review:

"History has not been kind to John Wallis' early attempt at writing a history of algebra up to his time...Few have sought to appreciate the book in the context of Wallis' work and the state of mathematics during his lifetime. It is exactly this tht Stedall sets out to do in the book under review here and the results of her findings make for a riveting read."--Eisso Atzema, MAA Online

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0198524951
• ISBN 13: 9780198524953
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256