This 1885 study by T. L. Heath (1861-1940) explores the mathematical work of Greek algebraist Diophantos of Alexandria.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of authorities; 1. Historical introduction; 2. The works of Diphantos; 3. The writers upon Diophantos; 4. Notation and definitions of Diophantos; 5. Diophantos' methods of solution; 6. The 'Porisms', and other theorems assumed or implied; 7. How far was Diophantos original? 8. Diophantos and the early Arabian algebraists; Appendix.