The Fontana History of the Mathematical Sciences: The Rainbow of Mathematics

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Fontana Press, 1997 - Mathematics - 817 pages
This is an exploration of the development of mathematics, from the ancient to the modern world. It covers all the major aspects of the discipline - early geometry, the growth of calculus and mechanics, the development of algebra, and the interplay between mathematics and modern physics.

About the author (1997)

Ivor Grattan-Guinness is Professor of the History of Mathematics and Logic at the University of Middlesex. He is one of the world's leading authorities on the History of Mathematics.

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