J. Lennart Berggren is Professor of Mathematics at Simon Fraser University and twice president of the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics. His previous books include Episodes in the Mathematics of Medieval Islam, and Pi: A Source Book. Alexander Jones is Professor of Classics and of the History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Toronto. He studies the history of the exact sciences in antiquity. He is the author of Pappus of Alexandria: Book 7 of the Collection and Astronomical Papyri from Oxyrhynchus.
11 Ebooks by Alexander Jones
Olaf Pedersen: A Survey of the Almagest
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Almagest, by the Greek astronomer and mathematician Ptolemy, is the most important surviving treatise on early mathematical astronomy, offering historians valuable insight into the astronomy and …
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€117.69
Alexander Jones & Christine Proust: A Mathematician’s Journeys
This book explores facets of Otto Neugebauer’s career, his impact on the history and practice of mathematics, and the ways in which his legacy has been preserved or transformed in recent decades, loo …
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€117.69
Alexander Jones: Ptolemy in Perspective
Ptolemy was the most important physical scientist of the Roman Empire, and for a millennium and a half his writings on astronomy, astrology, and geography were models for imitation, resources for new …
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€213.99
Alexander Jones: Portable Cosmos
From the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Terracotta Army, ancient artifacts have long fascinated the modern world. However, the importance of some discoveries is not always immediately understood. This was …
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€23.21
Alexander Jones: Portable Cosmos
From the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Terracotta Army, ancient artifacts have long fascinated the modern world. However, the importance of some discoveries is not always immediately understood. This was …
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€20.27
Alexander Jones & Liba Taub: Cambridge History of Science: Volume 1, Ancient Science
This volume in the highly respected Cambridge History of Science series is devoted to the history of science, medicine and mathematics of the Old World in antiquity. Organized by topic and culture, …
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€32.01
Alexander Jones & Liba Taub: Cambridge History of Science: Volume 1, Ancient Science
This volume in the highly respected Cambridge History of Science series is devoted to the history of science, medicine and mathematics of the Old World in antiquity. Organized by topic and culture, …
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€31.68
Alexander Jones: Pappus of Alexandria Book 7 of the Collection
The seventh book of Pappus’s Collection, his commentary on the Domain (or Treasury) of Analysis, figures prominently in the history of both ancient and modern mathematics: as our chief source of …
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€164.26
Ptolemy: Ptolemy’s Geography
Ptolemy’s Geography is the only book on cartography to have survived from the classical period and one of the most influential scientific works of all time. Written in the second century AD, for more …
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€69.99
Roger S. Bagnall & Alexander Jones: Mathematics, Metrology, and Model Contracts
A comprehensive edition and commentary of a late antique codex Mathematics, Metrology, and Model Contracts is a comprehensive edition and commentary of a late antique codex. The codex contains mathem …
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€79.99
