Greek Mathematical Thought and the Origin of Algebra

ImportantstudyfocusesontherevivalandassimilationofancientGreekmathematicsinthe13th–16thcenturies，viaArabicscience，andthe16th-centurydevelopmentofsymbolicalgebra.Thisbroughtaboutthecrucialchangeintheconceptofnumberthatmadepossiblemodernscience—inwhichthesymbolic"form"ofamathematicalstatementiscompletelyinseparablefromits"content"ofphysicalmeaning.IncludesatranslationofVieta'sIntroductiontotheAnalyticalArt.1968edition.Bibliography.