Mathematics in historical context

Introduction

1. The Ancient World

1.1. Prehistory

1.2. Egypt

1.3. Mesopotamia

2. The Classical World

2.1. The Greeks

2.2. The Romans

3. China and India

3.1. China

3.2. India

3.3. The Importance of Proof

4. The Islamic World

4.1. Early Islam

4.2. The Rise and Fall of Dynasties

4.3. The Age of Invasion

4.4. Andalusia

5. The Middle Ages

5.1. Norman Sicily

5.2. Early Medieval France

5.3. High Medieval France

6. Renaissance and Reformation

6.1. The Italian Peninsula

6.2. Central Europe

7. Early Modern Europe

7.1. France

7.2. The Low Countries

7.3. Great Britain

8. The Eighteenth Century

8.1. Great Britain

8.2. Central and Eastern Europe

8.3. France

9. The Nineteenth Century

9.1. France

9.2. Great Britain

9.3. Italy

9.4. Germany

10. The United States

10.1. From Colony to Country

10.2. The Gilded Age

11. The Modern World

11.1. Before the Great War

11.2. The Era of the Great War

11.3. The Depression Era

11.4. World War Two

Epilog

Bibliography

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Index

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