History of Mathematical Notations (Two Volume in One)

Described even today as unsurpassed this history of mathematical notation stretching back to the Babylonians and Egyptians is one of the most comprehensive written. In two impressive volumes first published in 1928-9 and reproduced here under one cover distinguished mathematician Florian Cajori shows the origin evolution and dissemination of each symbol and the competition it faced in its rise to popularity or fall into obscurity. Illustrated with more than a hundred diagrams and figures this mirror of past and present conditions in mathematics will give students and historians a whole new appreciation for 1 + 1 = 2.