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Leo Corry

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BIOGRAPHY

Professor of Mathematics, Tel Aviv University, Israel. Author of Modern Algebra and the Rise of Mathematical Structures and The Literary World of Jorge Luis Borges.

Primary Contributions (1)

Map of the Greco-Roman world highlighting the birthplaces of notable ancient mathematicians, marked with the pi symbol and labeled with their names. Cities such as Athens, Alexandria, Syracuse, and Miletus are shown around the Mediterranean, with modern country boundaries outlined. An inset provides detail for the region of Greece and western Anatolia.

algebra

Algebra, branch of mathematics in which arithmetical operations and formal manipulations are applied to abstract symbols rather than specific numbers. The notion that there exists such a distinct subdiscipline of mathematics, as well as the term algebra to denote it, resulted from a slow historical…