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Although not so well known today, Book 4 of Pappus Collection is one of the most important and influential mathematical texts from antiquity. The mathematical vignettes form a portrait of mathematics during the Hellenistic "Golden Age", illustrating central problems for example, squaring the circle; doubling the cube; and trisecting an angle varying solution strategies, and the different mathematical styles within ancient geometry.§This volume provides an English translation of Collection 4, in full, for the first time, including: a new edition of the Greek text, based on a fresh transcription from the main manuscript and offering an alternative to Hultsch s standard edition, notes to facilitate understanding of the steps in the mathematical argument, a commentary highlighting aspects of the work that have so far been neglected, and supporting the reconstruction of a coherent plan and vision within the work, bibliographical references for further study.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Mathematics Geometry

• Full title: Pappus of Alexandria: Book 4 of the Collection
• Author: appos, Heike Sefrin-Weis
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 328
• EAN: 9781849960045
• ISBN: 1849960046
• ID: 01434343
• Publisher: Springer London Ltd
• Weight: 670 g
• Dimensions: 243 × 167 × 26 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. January 2010

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