num_pages: 817
description: This is an exploration of the development of mathematics, from the ancient to the modern world. It covers all the major aspects of the discipline - early geometry, the growth of calculus and mechanics, the development of algebra, and the interplay between mathematics and modern physics.
language: English
title: The Fontana history of the mathematical sciences: The rainbow of mathematics
titlecomplete: The Fontana history of the mathematical sciences: The rainbow of mathematics (Fontana history of science)
genres: History, Mathematics
ratings_count: 10
publisher: Fontana Press