Pappus of Alexandria: Book 4 of the Collection

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sefrin-Weis, Heike (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Geometry.; History.; History of Mathematical Sciences.

Although not so well known today, Book 4 of Pappus’ Collection is one of the most important and influential mathematical texts from antiquity, both because of its content and because of its impact on early modern mathematics after 1600. As a kind of textbook in anthology format, the mathematical vig...