Author: Thomas Heath
Publisher: St. Augustine's Press
ISBN: 9781855065642
Category : Mathematics, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a detailed exposition of Aristotelian mathematics and mathematical terminology. It contains clear translations of all the most important passages on mathematics in the writings of Aristotle, together with explanatory notes and commentary by Heath. Particularly interesting are the discussions of hypothesis and related terms, of Zeno's paradox, and of the relation of mathematics to other sciences. The book includes a comprehensive index of the passages translated.