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This book is a collection of 44 articles on the history of mathematics, published in MAA journals over the past 100 years. Covering a span of almost 4000 years, from the ancient Babylonians to the eighteenth century, it chronicles the enormous changes in mathematical thinking over this time,... read more

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  1. Victor J. Katz (Author)
  2. Robin J. Wilson
 

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