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Mathematics is one of the most basic — and most ancient — types of knowledge. Yet the details of its historical development remain obscure to all but a few specialists.

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It [non-Euclidean geometry] would be ranked among the most famous achievements of the entire [nineteenth] century, but up to 1860 the interest was rather slight.

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From the 3rd century onwards, orthodox Christianity, based on a Hebrew story and worshipping the Jew Jesus, also led many campaigns of anti-Semitism.

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Non-Newtonian calculi... have considerable potential as alternative approaches to traditional problems.

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In addition, the teaching of theories from axioms, or some close imitation of them such as the basic laws of an algebra, is usually an educational disaster.

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Mathematics occupies a peculiar position in cultural life today. 'Everybody knows' that it is one of the most basic, and also ancient, types of knowledge; yet it is not part of normal cultural discourse, and few people know much about its historical development, or even that it has a history.

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The teaching of axioms should come after conveying the theory in a looser version.

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Ivor Grattan-Guinness

Ivor Grattan-Guinness

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Born: June 23, 1941

Died: December 12, 2014 (aged 73)

Bio: Ivor Owen Grattan-Guinness was a historian of mathematics and logic.

Known for:

Joseph Fourier, 1768-1830 (2003)
The Search for Mathematical Roots, 1870-1940 (2000)

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