Renaissance Mathematics and Mathematicians

The readings for this section is an article which showcases the most remarkable results and mathematicians of this brief 150 year period. Beginning with relatively simple algebra and terminating with the powerful Kepler laws, the world is poised from the greatness of the 17th century - with the creation of the logarithmic, exponential and inverse trigonometric functions, infinite series and of course the calculus.

  1. Renaissance Mathematics and Mathematicians (~450KB)

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