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William Oughtred - Teacher of Mathematics by Florian Cajori, Cajori Florian (Paperback / softback, 2008)

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Biographers of Sir Isaac Newton make particular mention of five mathematical books which he read while a young student at Cambridge, namely, Euclid's Elements, Descartes's Geometrie, Viete's Works, Van Schooten's Miscellanies, and Oughtred's Clavis mathematicae. The last of these books has been receiving increasing attention from the historians of algebra in recent years. We have prepared this sketch because we felt that there were points of interest in the life and activity of Oughtred which have t received adequate treatment. Historians have discussed his share in the development of symbolic algebra, but some have fallen into errors, due to inability to examine the original editions of Oughtred's Clavis mathematicae, which are quite rare and inaccessible to most readers. Moreover, historians have failed utterly to recognize his inventions of mathematical instruments, particularly the slide rule; they have completely overlooked his educational views and his ideas on mathematical teaching. The modern reader may pause with profit to consider briefly the career of this interesting man. - This is an unabridged, digitally enlarged printing to include a comprehensive index.

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Publisher
Merchant Books
ISBN-10
1603861297
ISBN-13
9781603861298
eBay Product ID (ePID)
107873616

Product Key Features

Author
Florian Cajori, Cajori Florian
Format
Paperback / Softback, Trade Paperback (US) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound
Language
English
Topic
Mathematics

Additional Product Features

Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Out-Of-Print Date
17/06/2015
Date of Publication
24/07/2008
Country of Publication
United States

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