Fibonacci's Liber abaci

a translation into modern English of Leonardo Pisano's Book of calculation.

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Fibonacci's Liber abaci

a translation into modern English of Leonardo Pisano's Book of calculation.

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"Though it is now mostly known for introducing the Hindu number system and the algorithms of arithmetic that children now learn in grade school, Liber Abaci is much more: It is an encyclopaedia of thirteenth-century mathematics, both theoretical and practical.

It develops the tools rigorously, establishes them with Euclidean proofs, and then shows how to apply them to all kinds of situation in business and trade, including conversion of measures and currency, allocations of profit, computation of interest, and alloying of currencies. It is rigorous mathematics, well applied, and vividly described.".

"As the first translation into a modern language of the Liber Abaci, this book will be of interest not only to historians of science, but to all mathematicians and mathematics teachers interested in the origins of their methods."--BOOK JACKET.

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Springer
Language
English
Pages
636

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November 11, 2003, Springer
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [635]-636).

Published in
New York
Series
Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences
Genre
Early works to 1800.
Other Titles
Liber abaci

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Dewey Decimal Class
510
Library of Congress
QA32 .F4713 2002, QA1-939

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viii, 636 p. :
Number of pages
636

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OL3955853M
ISBN 10
0387954198
LCCN
2001057722
Library Thing
6518207
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