Apollonius of Perga's Conica
Author | : Michael Fried |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 512 |
Release | : 2017-09-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004350991 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004350993 |
Rating | : 4/5 (993 Downloads) |
Download or read book Apollonius of Perga's Conica written by Michael Fried and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains a historically sensitive analysis and interpretation of Apollonius of Perga's Conica, one of the greatest works of Hellenistic mathematics. It provides a long overdue alternative to H. G. Zeuthen's Die Lehre von den Kogelschnitten im Altertum.