The Book of Squares

Fibonacci, Leonardo Pisano

ISBN 10: 0126431302 / ISBN 13: 9780126431308

Verlag: Academic Press, San Diego, 1987

Beschreibung

Hardcover, 8vo, 124 pp. Ex-Lib with usual faults, light foxing, mild soiling to boards, ot5herwise a clean, tight copy.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 000333

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Book of Squares
• Verlag: Academic Press, San Diego
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1987
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0126431302
• ISBN-13: 9780126431308
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: Good

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Inhaltsangabe

The Book of Squares by Fibonacci is a gem in the mathematical literature and one of the most important mathematical treatises written in the Middle Ages. It is a collection of theorems on indeterminate analysis and equations of second degree which yield, among other results, a solution to a problem proposed by Master John of Palermo to Leonardo at the Court of Frederick II. The book was dedicated and presented to the Emperor at Pisa in 1225. Dating back to the 13th century the book exhibits the early and continued fascination of men with our number system and the relationship among numbers with special properties such as prime numbers, squares, and odd numbers. The faithful translation into modern English and the commentary by the translator make this book accessible to professional mathematicians and amateurs who have always been intrigued by the lure of our number system.