The European Mathematical Awakening and this well-organized volume provides

and this well-organized volume provides an excellent introduction to the topic

pre-dynastic times right through the 4000-year span of classical Egyptian civilization up until the Christian era

As he points out

Reprint of the Raven Press Books

and reflections (the hardest element in a marine setting to reproduce) are accompanied by diagrams and drawings

The European Mathematical Awakening and this well-organized volume providesAbsorbing and entertaining, these thirty two articles by distinguished educators offer a reader friendly introduction to the history of mathematics. The newly corrected and updated essays cover eight centuries of discoveries, ranging from the medieval practice of finger calculus to the pioneering work of Leonhard Euler. Fascinating topics include the geometry behind the windows of Gothic churches, the development of complex numbers, the evolution of