Includes bibliographical references (pages 755-757) and index.
Contents:
Why the history of mathematics? -- In the beginning -- Human impact and the societal structuring of mathematics -- European mathematics during the "dark ages" -- Non-western mathematics -- The revitalization of European mathematics -- Mathematical responses to a mechanistic world outlook -- The search for certainty.
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