Title: Geometry and algebra in ancient civilizations /
Authors: Waerden, B. L. van der
Date: 1983
Publisher: Springer-Verlag,
Physical description: xii, 223 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language: English
LC classification: Q
Contents: Pythagorean triangles -- Chinese and Babylonian mathematics -- Greek algebra -- Diophantos and his predecessors -- Diophantine equations -- Popular mathematics -- Lui Hui and Aryabhata.
Subject headings (LCSH): Algebra--History.