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A Discourse Concerning Algebra

A Discourse Concerning Algebra English Algebra to 1685

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Publisher's Synopsis

For historians of mathematics and those interested in the history of science, 'A Discourse Concerning Algebra' provides an new and readable account of the rise of algebra in England from the Medieval period to the later years of the 17th century. Including new research, this is the most detailed study to date of early modern English algebra, which builds on work published in 1685 by John Wallis (Savilian Professor of Geometry at Oxford) on the history of algebra. Stedall's book follows the reception and dissemination of important algebraic ideas and methods from continental Europe (especially those of Viéte) and the consequent revolution in the state of English mathematics in the 17th century. The text emphasises the contribution of Wallis, but substantial reference is also provided to other important mathematicans such as Harriot, Oughtred, Pell and Brouncker.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780198524953
Publisher: OUP OXFORD
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 512.009420902
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 294
Weight: 581g
Height: 241mm
Width: 161mm
Spine width: 21mm