History of Knot Theory from Ancient Times to Gauss and His Student Listing
摘要
Humanity’s fascination with knots can be traced back to prehistoric times. We explore the early appearances of knots and present a chronological overview of the developments that contributed to the formalization of the theory. As the reader may surmise, ancient Greek mathematics played an important role in the initial stages. Some well-known historical names such as da Vinci, Pacioli, Dürer, Leibniz, Euler, and Gauss also take part in the narrative.