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THE first of these books is a translation, with some alterations and additions by the author, of a work originally published in Danish in 1893. Its aim is to supply students and teachers of mathematics with trustworthy information about such parts of the history of the subject as are really important for them to know; and, in particular, account has been taken of the fact that candidates for the Danish teachers' certificate are expected to show an acquaintance with the text of Euclid's Elements, as well as a general knowledge of the history of mathematical science. This plan has been effectively and judiciously carried out, and the result is a work of permanent value and interest, admirably suited for the class of readers for whom it is designed.
Geschichte der Mathematik im Alterthum und Mittelalter.
Vorlesungen von H. G. Zeuthen. Pp. viii. + 344. (Kopenhagen: Höst, 1896.)
A Primer of the History of Mathematics.
By W. W. Rouse Ball. Pp. iv. + 146. (London: Macmillan and Co., 1895.)
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M., G. Geschichte der Mathematik im Alterthum und Mittelalter A Primer of the History of Mathematics. Nature 53, 121–122 (1895). https://doi.org/10.1038/053121a0
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