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The Shaping Of Deduction In Greek Mathematics: A Study In Cognitive History (Ideas In Context) - Reviel Netz
Cambridge University Press (1999)
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This book provides a way to understand a momentous development in human intellectual history: the phenomenon of deductive argument in classical Greek mathematics. The argument rests on a close description of the practices of Greek mathematics, principally the use of lettered diagrams and the regulated, formulaic use of language.

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LoC Classification QA27.G8N47 1999
Dewey 510.938
Format Hardcover
Cover Price 110,00 €
No. of Pages 360
Height x Width 236 x 160 mm
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