Greek mathematics in English

the work of sir Thomas L. Heath (1861–1940)

Benjamin Wardhaugh

pp. 109-122

in: Volker R. Remmert, Martina R. Schneider, Per Kragh-Sørensen (eds), Historiography of mathematics in the 19th and 20th centuries, Basel, Birkhäuser, 2016

Abstract

This short note provides some basic information about the life and work of Sir Thomas Little Heath (1861–1940), the author of well-known English versions of ancient Greek mathematical works. It suggests some of the questions which a study of Heath might ask, and provides brief illustrations of some ways in which his work might be situated intellectually and biographically.

Cited authors

Heath Thomas L.