<span class="a-text-bold">The updated new edition of the classic and comprehensive guide to the history of mathematics</span>

For more than forty years, <span class="a-text-italic">A History of Mathematics</span> has been the reference of choice for those looking to learn about the fascinating history of humankind’s relationship with numbers, shapes, and patterns. This revised edition features up-to-date coverage of topics such as Fermat’s Last Theorem and the Poincaré Conjecture<span class="a-text-italic">,</span> in addition to recent advances in areas such as finite group theory and computer-aided proofs.
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 	<li><span class="a-list-item">Distills thousands of years of mathematics into a single, approachable volume</span></li>
 	<li><span class="a-list-item">Covers mathematical discoveries, concepts, and thinkers, from Ancient Egypt to the present</span></li>
 	<li><span class="a-list-item">Includes up-to-date references and an extensive chronological table of mathematical and general historical developments.</span></li>
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Whether you're interested in the age of Plato and Aristotle or Poincaré and Hilbert, whether you want to know more about the Pythagorean theorem or the golden mean, <span class="a-text-italic">A History of Mathematics</span> is an essential reference that will help you explore the incredible history of mathematics and the men and women who created it.