The mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam : a sourcebook
- New Jersey Princeton University Press 2007
- xiv, 685 pages : illustrations 27cm
"In recent decades it has become obvious that mathematics has always been a worldwide activity. But this is the first book to provide a substantial collection of English translations of key mathematical texts from the five most important ancient and medieval non-Western mathematical cultures, and to put them into full historical and mathematical context. The Mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam gives English readers a firsthand understanding and appreciation of these cultures' important contributions to world mathematics."