A History of Greek Mathematics, Volume II standard dictionary

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and the use of rudimentary trigonometric functions in describing the slopes of pyramids

Many other important topics

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A History of Greek Mathematics, Volume II standard dictionary"As it is, the book is indispensable; it has, indeed, no serious English rival." Times Literary Supplement "Sir Thomas Heath, foremost English historian of the ancient exact sciences in the twentieth century." Prof. W. H. Stahl "Indeed, seeing that so much of Greek is mathematics, it is arguable that, if one would understand the Greek genius fully, it would be a good plan to begin with their geometry." The perspective that enabled Sir Thomas Heath to