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Euclid: life, ideas, and mathematical legacy
A CalculatorWiser guide to geometry and the axiomatic method.
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Archimedes: life, ideas, and mathematical legacy
A CalculatorWiser guide to geometry, mechanics, and approximation.
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Pythagoras: life, ideas, and mathematical legacy
A CalculatorWiser guide to Greek mathematical traditions and the Pythagorean theorem.
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Diophantus: life, ideas, and mathematical legacy
A CalculatorWiser guide to early algebra and integer equations.
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Hypatia: life, ideas, and mathematical legacy
A CalculatorWiser guide to mathematics and astronomy in late antiquity.
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Brahmagupta: life, ideas, and mathematical legacy
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Bhaskara II: life, ideas, and mathematical legacy
A CalculatorWiser guide to algebra, arithmetic, and astronomical mathematics.
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Liu Hui: life, ideas, and mathematical legacy
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