Books by T. L. Heath

Published in 1921 and aimed at mathematicians and classicists, this rigorous two-volume work traces ancient Greek mathematics from Thales of Miletus to the achievements of the Alexandrian algebraists. The coverage in Volume 2 begins with Aristarchus of Samos and Archimedes, extending to the algebra of Diophantus of Alexandria.

Published in 1921 and aimed at mathematicians and classicists, this rigorous two-volume work traces ancient Greek mathematics from Thales of Miletus to the achievements of the Alexandrian algebraists. Volume 1 includes an introduction and a section on numerical notation and arithmetical operations. The coverage begins with Thales and extends to Euclid.