Great Moments in Mathematics Before 1650

by Howard Eves

Theory of the Motion of the Heavenly Bodies.

Genres: Mathematics, History

284 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[Joe Beeson · Rating 4 out of 5]

a true banger. Every chapter is lucid and interesting. many workable examples and after reading it, the progression from numbers and triangles to algebra and geometry makes a lot more sense. Sometimes its hard to remember that all of these topics are not just calculator tricks, but rather rooted in a deep understanding of how the pieces go together