References for: How do we know about Greek mathematics?

Books:
  1. A J Butler, The Arab conquest of Egypt and the last thirty years of the Roman Dominion (Oxford, 1902 reprinted 1978).
  2. D H Fowler, The mathematics of Plato's Academy : A new reconstruction (New York, 1990).
  3. T L Heath, A history of Greek mathematics I, II (Oxford, 1931).
  4. T L Heath, The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements (3 Volumes) (New York, 1956).
  5. J L Heiberg, H Menge and M Curtze (eds.), Euclid Opera Omnia (9 Vols.) (Leipzig, 1883-1916).
  6. J L Heiberg (ed.), Archimedes Opera omnia cum commentariis Eutocii (Leipzig, 1910-15, reprinted 1972).

Articles:

  1. J Gray, Sale of the century?, The Mathematical Intelligencer 21 (3) (1999), 12-15.
  2. J L Heiberg, Quelques papyrus traitant de mathématique, Proc. Danish Acad. Sci. 2 (1900), 147-171.
  3. J L Heiberg, Paralipomena zu Euklid, Hermes 39 (1930), 46-74; 161-201; 321-356.
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