Pascal'S Arithmetical Triangle (Paperback)

Awf Edwards

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Published by Dover Publications Inc., New York, 2019

0486832791 / 9780486832791

Series: Book 292 of 303 - Dover Books on Mathematics

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Paperback. "An impressive culmination of meticulous research into original sources, this definitive study constitutes the first full-length history of the Arithmetic Triangle." - Mathematics of Computation Pascal's Arithmetical Triangle was named for the seventeenth-century French philosopher/mathematician Blaise Pascal, though he did not invent it. A never-ending equilateral triangle of numbers that follow the rule of adding the two numbers above to get the number below, it appears much earlier in the literature of Hindu and Arabic mathematics and continues to fascinate Western mathematicians. Two sides are comprised of "all 1s" and because the triangle is infinite, there is no "bottom side." This book by A. W. F. Edwards, Professor of Biometry at the University of Cambridge, explores Pascal's Arithmetical Triangle and the way it has been studied, enjoyed, and used by mathematicians throughout history. "A fascinating book.giving new insights into the early history of probability theory and combinatorics and incidentally providing much stimulating material for teachers of mathematics." - G. A. Bernard, International Statistical Institute Review "Scrupulously researched . . . carries the reader along in a rewarding manner. It is a scientific who-dun-it and one must admire the author for the scholarly yet unpedantic manner in which he disperses some of the mists of antiquity." - A. W. Kemp, Biometrics "Recommended not only to historians and mathematicians, but also to students seeking to put some life into the dry treatment of these topics to which they have doubtless been subjected." - Ivor Grattan-Guinness, Annals of Science AUTHOR: A. E. W. Edwards is Emeritus Professor of Biometry at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. This survey explores the history of the arithmetical triangle, from its roots in Pythagorean arithmetic, Hindu combinatorics, and Arabic algebra to its influence on Newton and Leibniz as well as modern-day mathematicians. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Title
Pascal'S Arithmetical Triangle (Paperback)
Author
Awf Edwards
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc., New York
Publication year
2019
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new
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
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0486832791
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9780486832791
Series
Book 292 of 303: Dover Books on Mathematics

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