Comparative analysis of the techniques and procedures of important mathematical commentaries in five ancient cultures from China to Greece.

With a focus on science in the ancient societies of Greece and Rome, including glimpses into Egypt, Mesopotamia, India and China, 'The Oxford Handbook of Scienc

"The book includes introductions, terminology and biographical notes, bibliography, and an index and glossary" --from book jacket.

This radical, profoundly scholarly book explores the purposes and nature of proof in a range of historical settings. It overturns the view that the first mathem