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A History of Mathematics, Second Edition (2nd Edition) by Carl B. Boyer (Brooklyn College), Uta C. (Revised By) Merzbach, Isaac Asimov (Foreword), Carl Benjamin Boyer Paperback, 736 Pages, Published 1991 ISBN-10: 0-471-54397-7 / 0471543977 ISBN-13: 978-0-471-54397-8 / 9780471543978 "Boyer and Merzbach distill thousands of years of mathematics into this fascinating chronicle. From the Greeks to Godel, the mathematics is brilliant; the cast of characters is distinguished; the ebb and flow of ideas is everywhere evident. And, while tracing the development of European mathematics, |