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1、ENCYCLOPEDIAOFMathematicsJamesTanton,Ph.D.EncyclopediaofMathematicsCopyright©2005byJamesTanton,Ph.D.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereproducedorutilizedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying,recording,orbyanyinformationstorageorretri

2、evalsystems,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.Forinformationcontact:FactsOnFile,Inc.132West31stStreetNewYorkNY10001LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationDataTanton,JamesStuart,1966–Encyclopediaofmathematics/JamesTanton.p.cm.Includesbibliographicalreferenc

3、esandindex.ISBN0-8160-5124-01.Mathematics—Encyclopedia.I.Title.QA5.T342005510′.3—dc222004016785FactsOnFilebooksareavailableatspecialdiscountswhenpurchasedinbulkquantitiesforbusinesses,associations,institutions,orsalespromotions.PleasecallourSpecialSalesDepartmentinNew

4、Yorkat(212)967-8800or(800)322-8755.YoucanfindFactsOnFileontheWorldWideWebathttp://www.factsonfile.comTextdesignbyJoanM.ToroCoverdesignbyCathyRinconIllustrationsbyRichardGarrattPrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaVBHermitage10987654321Thisbookisprintedonacid-freepaper.CON

5、TENTSAcknowledgmentsvIntroductionviAtoZEntries1FeatureEssays:“HistoryofEquationsandAlgebra”9“HistoryofCalculus”57“HistoryofFunctions”208“HistoryofGeometry”226“HistoryofProbabilityandStatistics”414“HistoryofTrigonometry”510Appendixes:AppendixIChronology539AppendixIIBib

6、liographyandWebResources546AppendixIIIAssociations551Index552ACKNOWLEDGMENTSMythankstoJamesElkinsforreadingasubstantialportionofthemanuscript,forhisinvaluablecomments,andforshapingmyideasinwritinganumberofspecificentries.ThanksalsogotoFrankK.Darm-stadt,executiveeditor

7、atFactsOnFile,forhispatienceandencourage-ment,andtoJodieRhodes,literaryagent,forencouragingmetopursuethisproject.IalsowishtothankTuckerMcElroyandJohnTabakfortak-ingthetimetoofferadviceonfindingarchivesofhistoricalphotographs,andthestaffofTheImageWorksfortheirworkinfin

8、dingphotographsandgrantingpermissiontousethem.Butmostofall,thankstoLindyandTurnerfortheirloveandsupport,always.vINTRODUCTION

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