Two millenia of mathematics

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This book is an interesting collection of interconnected topics in areas of mathematics, ranging over two millennia from the work of Archimedes, who died in the year 212 BC, to the "Werke" of Gauss, who was born in 1777. The book is intended for those who love mathematics, including undergraduate students of mathematics, more advanced students, and the vast unseen host of amateur mathematicians. It will also be a useful source of material for those who teach mathematics.