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Venkatraman, Padma

Women Mathematicians

160 pp. | Morgan | October, 2008 | Library ISBN 978-1-59935-091-2 $28.95
(3) YA Profiles in Mathematics series. Ancient begins by describing mathematics in ancient Greece; subsequent chapters cover three male mathematicians (Pythagoras, Euclid, Archimedes) and one woman, Hypatia. Because little is known of their lives, their contributions to mathematics is the focus. Women covers both the lives and work of six women born in the eighteenth or nineteenth centuries. Concise writing, supported by sidebars and reproductions, will engage readers. Timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Profiles in Mathematics titles: Ancient Mathematicians and Women Mathematicians.
Reviewer: Gail Hedges

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