Diophantos of Alexandria : A Study in the History of Greek Algebra

Omtale

Very little is known about the life of the third-century Greek algebraist Diophantos of Alexandria: uncertainty surrounds even the exact form of his name. In this 1885 investigation of Diophantos' work, the first to appear in English, T. L. Heath (1861–1940) presents and analyses the known facts with meticulous care.