How Long to Read The Mathematics of Plato's Academy

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mathematics of Plato's Academy?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 10 minutes to read The Mathematics of Plato's Academy by D. H. Fowler

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This is an updated edition of an original and controversial book. As well as revising parts of the text and substantially updating the bibliography, in a new Appendix the author takes a more polemical stance and enters into a discussion of the nature and range of different interpretations.The book is divided into three parts; Interpretation, Evidence, and Later developments. The first part presents several new interpretations of the idea of ratio in early Greek mathematics and illustrates them in detailed discussions of several texts. Part Two focuses on the sources themselves, andquestions the depth of modern knowledge of Plato's Academy during his lifetime, the source of our text of Euclid's Elements, and modern understanding of early Greek mathematics. The final part contrasts some of the evidence from early and late antiquity and then gives a historical account, since theseventeeth century, of the theory of continued fractions, our version today of the mathematics underlying the reconstruction. From reviews of the first edition: '...a real treat.' Greece and Rome '...cites an impressive array of evidence...The result should be widely read by classicists andmathematicians as well as historians of mathematics.' ISIS '...he enters into classical scholarship here with a really 'new reconstruction' of early Greek mathematics.' Nature '...this fascinating book...will arouse the interest and command the admiration of any historically minded lover ofmathematics with a taste for the unorthodox.' Institute of Mathematics and its Applications 'This book, speculative in the best sense, engages the ancient material on its own terms in setting forth what the Greeks might have thought and done...While the book represents an important departure inhistorical research in its reaching beyond the spare formalism of surviving materials to an understanding of motivation and perception, its careful documentations and technical descriptions make it valuable in a more traditional way.' Zentralblatt fur Mathematik

How long is The Mathematics of Plato's Academy?

The Mathematics of Plato's Academy by D. H. Fowler is 490 pages long, and a total of 122,500 words.

This makes it 165% the length of the average book. It also has 150% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mathematics of Plato's Academy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 9 minutes to read The Mathematics of Plato's Academy aloud.

What Reading Level is The Mathematics of Plato's Academy?

The Mathematics of Plato's Academy is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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