Nicolas Chuquet, Renaissance Mathematician: A study with extensive translation of Chuquet's mathematical manuscript completed in 1484 / Edition 1

Nicolas Chuquet, Renaissance Mathematician: A study with extensive translation of Chuquet's mathematical manuscript completed in 1484 / Edition 1

by Graham Flegg, C. Hay, B. Moss
ISBN-10:
9027718725
ISBN-13:
9789027718723
Pub. Date:
11/30/1984
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands
ISBN-10:
9027718725
ISBN-13:
9789027718723
Pub. Date:
11/30/1984
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands
Nicolas Chuquet, Renaissance Mathematician: A study with extensive translation of Chuquet's mathematical manuscript completed in 1484 / Edition 1

Nicolas Chuquet, Renaissance Mathematician: A study with extensive translation of Chuquet's mathematical manuscript completed in 1484 / Edition 1

by Graham Flegg, C. Hay, B. Moss

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Overview

'The authors attempt succesfully to give a balanced picture of Chuquet's achievements and his limitations. Thus the book presents a well-documented and thoroughly elaborated research work.'

Mathematical Reviews (1986)


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789027718723
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication date: 11/30/1984
Edition description: 1985
Pages: 388
Product dimensions: 6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

1: Antecedents.- 2: Nicolas chuquet — The Man and his Manuscript.- 3: The Triparty — First Part.- 4: The Triparty — Second Part.- 5: The Triparty — Third Part.- 6: The Problems.- 7: The Geometry.- 8: The Commercial Arithmetic.- 9: The Place of Nicolas Chuquet in the History of Mathematics.- Appendix: Table of Contents for Chuquet’s Mathematical Manuscripts.- Index of Names and Works.
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