British versions of Book II of Euclid's Elements : geometry, arithmetic, algebra (1550-1750) / Leo Corry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corry, Leo, 1956-

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Series:

SpringerBriefs in history of science and technology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Euclid. Elements--Book 2.

Euclid.

Euclid's Elements--History--16th century.

Euclid's Elements.

Euclid's Elements--History--17th century.

Mathematical literature--Great Britain--History--16th century.

Mathematical literature.

Mathematical literature--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (79 p.).

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, 2022.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgments

Contents

1 Introduction: Euclidean Background

1.1 Book II

1.2 The Early Printed Version of the Elements

1.3 The Rise of Viète's Symbolic Algebra

References

2 The Main Figures: From Recorde to Wallis and Barrow

2.1 Robert Recorde

2.2 Billingsley and Rudd

2.3 Oughtred and Harriot

2.4 Wallis and Barrow

3 Some Lesser-Known Figures

3.1 Leeke and Serle

3.2 Dechales Translated into English

3.3 Alingham

3.4 Henry Hill

3.5 Turn of the Eighteenth Century

4 Summary and Concluding Remarks

Notes:

Incldues bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 26, 2022).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Corry, Leo British Versions of Book II of Euclid's Elements: Geometry, Arithmetic, Algebra (1550-1750)

ISBN:

9783031115387

3031115384

Publisher Number:

99991779579

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.