The Greate Invention of Algebra: Thomas Harriot's Treatise on Equations (Mathematics) - Hardcover
The Great Invention of Algebra provides an insight into the work of Thomas Harriot, an innovative thinker and practitioner in several branches of the mathematical sciences, including navigation, astronomy, optics, geometry and algebra. This book focuses on one hundred and forty of these manuscript pages and concentrates on Harriot's work on the structure and solution of equations.
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"This book is a scholarly 'first effort' to establish Hariot's contributions to algebra, especially those specific to the solution and structure of polynomial equations. It is a first effort in that the translation and interpretation of the 140-page manuscript."--CHOICE, J. Johnson
Jacqueline A. Stedall is a Clifford Norton Student in the History of Science, The Queen's College, Oxford. Member of the Centre for the History of the Mathematical Sciences, The Open University.
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"This book is a scholarly 'first effort' to establish Hariot's contributions to algebra, especially those specific to the solution and structure of polynomial equations. It is a first effort in that the translation and interpretation of the 140-page manuscript."--CHOICE, J. Johnson
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0198526024
- ISBN 13 9780198526025
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages336
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The Greate Invention of Algebra' casts new light on the work of Thomas Harriot (c.1560-1621), an innovative thinker and practitioner in several branches of the mathematical sciences, including navigation, astronomy, optics, geometry, and algebra. Although on his death Harriot left behind over four thousand manuscript sheets, much of his work remains unpublished.This book focuses on one hundred and forty of Harriot's manuscript pages, thoseconcerned with the structure and solution of equations. The original material has been carefully ordered, translated, and annotated to provide the first complete edition of his work on this subject, and anextended introduction provides the reader with a lucid background to the work and explains its contents. Illustrations from the manuscripts provide fascinating reference material. The appendix discusses correlations between Harriot's manuscripts and the texts of his contemporaries Viete, Warner, and Torporley.The clear and concise exposition makes this an excellent reference volume for historians of mathematics and those interested in the history of science. This isan important new resource for understanding the development of algebra in seventeenth-century England. This book focuses on one hundred and forty of Harriot's manuscript pages, those concerned with the structure and solution of equations. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780198526025
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