Science Awakening I: Egyptian, Babylonian and Greek Mathematics

by B.L. van der Waerden

English (translation)
Original Dutch

Genres: Mathematics

306 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1950

About the author

Bartel Leendert van der Waerden (Dutch: [vɑn dər ˈʋaːrdən]; February 2, 1903 – January 12, 1996) was a Dutch mathematician and historian of mathematics.

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[NeDa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Най-старият текст, в който се срещат дроби, е "Илиадата" на Омир (К253): "От нощта две части минаха и остана третата част".