Classics of Mathematics

by Ronald S. Calinger (editor)

This anthology contain selections from writings of leading mathematicians from classical antiquity through the early twentieth century. While the selections are chiefly taken from authors of the Mediterranean and modern Europe, some attention is given to medieval Islam and India, to traditional China, and to the united States.

742 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1983

About the author

Ronald Callinger is Professor of History at the Catholic University of America. He earned his doctorate from the University of Chicago in 1971.