history of mathematics

16th century A. G. Little Abû Alexandria algebra Almagest ancient Apollonius Arabic Archimedes arith arithmetic astrology astronomy Bagdad Bibl Boethius Boncompagni Boncompagni's Bullettino Born Brahmagupta calendar Campanus Cantor century B.C. chap chiefly China Chinese classical commentary commercial died Diophantus early edition Egypt equations Euclid Euclid's Elements Europe extant geometry Gerbert German Geschichte given Greek Heath hereafter referred Hindu Incipit India influence intellectual interest Italy Johannes known later Latin learned Leipzig Leonardo Fibonacci Leonardo Pisano Liber Liber Abaci Libri lived London Mahāvīra manuscript Math mathematician matics medieval mensuration mentioned metic Middle Ages Mohammed ibn name also appears native Nicomachus Nürnberg Oxford Pacioli Paris period philosopher printed probably professor prominent Ptolemy published Pythagoras Rara Arithmetica reign relating Roger Bacon Roman Rome Sacrobosco scholars schools seems sphere T. L. Heath Thales theory of numbers tion translation treatise triangle trigonometry various Venice writers written wrote