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Title: A History of Mathematics: An Introduction (2nd Edition) by Victor J. Katz ISBN: 0-321-01618-1 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 24 February, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $108.00

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)

Rating: 5
Summary: Maybe the best general history of math available
Comment: This book is excellent. It provides a general view of mathematics evolution that both discusses the mathematical formulation of the problems and the historic details. It is organized as a textbook, but it is interesting to read or to use as reference. For me, one of the most gratifying features was the cross cultural details that went beyond the so common vague and politically correct lip service and actually referred the content of often-forgotten important contributors.
It is interesting, for instance, to see correct and detailed references to Pedro Nunes and other mathematicians of the Discoveries time, and the relation between geometric developments and navigation problems.

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