Greek mathematics in English: the work of Sir Thomas L. Heath (1861-1940)
This short note provides some basic information about the life and work of Sir Thomas Little Heath (1861–1940), the author of well-known English versions of ancient Greek mathematical works. It suggests some of the questions which a study of Heath might ask, and provides brief illustrations of some...
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| description | This short note provides some basic information about the life and work of Sir Thomas Little Heath (1861–1940), the author of well-known English versions of ancient Greek mathematical works. It suggests some of the questions which a study of Heath might ask, and provides brief illustrations of some ways in which his work might be situated intellectually and biographically. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:784375d7-3969-4b9d-93f9-c85c55eb19c72022-03-26T20:29:35ZGreek mathematics in English: the work of Sir Thomas L. Heath (1861-1940)Book sectionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843uuid:784375d7-3969-4b9d-93f9-c85c55eb19c7EnglishSymplectic ElementsSpringer2016Wardhaugh, BKragh Sørensen, HSchneider, MRRemmert, VRThis short note provides some basic information about the life and work of Sir Thomas Little Heath (1861–1940), the author of well-known English versions of ancient Greek mathematical works. It suggests some of the questions which a study of Heath might ask, and provides brief illustrations of some ways in which his work might be situated intellectually and biographically. |
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