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Classics in the History of Greek Mathematics

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In the view of this editor, the twentieth century made two major contributions to the study of Greek geometry. One contribution looked back to the nineteenth century, the other, perhaps, looks forward to the twenty-first century.

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    Reviel Netz

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  1. University of Athens, Greece

    Jean Christianidis

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Netz, R. (2004). Introduction. In: Christianidis, J. (eds) Classics in the History of Greek Mathematics. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 240. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2640-9_5

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