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1、ENCYCLOPEDIAOFMathematicsJamesTanton,Ph.D.EncyclopediaofMathematicsCopyright©2005byJamesTanton,Ph.D.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereproducedorutilizedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying,recording,orbyanyinformationstorageorretri
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5、TENTSAcknowledgmentsvIntroductionviAtoZEntries1FeatureEssays:“HistoryofEquationsandAlgebra”9“HistoryofCalculus”57“HistoryofFunctions”208“HistoryofGeometry”226“HistoryofProbabilityandStatistics”414“HistoryofTrigonometry”510Appendixes:AppendixIChronology539AppendixIIBib
6、liographyandWebResources546AppendixIIIAssociations551Index552ACKNOWLEDGMENTSMythankstoJamesElkinsforreadingasubstantialportionofthemanuscript,forhisinvaluablecomments,andforshapingmyideasinwritinganumberofspecificentries.ThanksalsogotoFrankK.Darm-stadt,executiveeditor
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