Replication of Martin D'Ooge's 1926 translation with modern notation for clarity and accessibility
Includes copious contemporary notes describing mathematical relationships and cross-references to other classical authors
Comprehensive coverage of arithmetic, number theory, ratios, progressions, and moral analogies
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Reintroduces original Greek and Latin text with modern English translation
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Nicomachus was a philosopher-mathematician living circa 200 AD and originally from the city of today's Jerash, Jordan. His work was foundational both for the study of mathematics in the liberal arts curriculum and for the mathematical philosophy of the later Platonists. His work on Number ('Arithmetic') begins with a Platonic preamble exh