The origins of mathematical thinking, i.e., the formation of abstract concepts and the establishment of relationships between them, are believed to date back to the advanced cultures of Mesopotamia and Egypt in the 4th millennium BC. Here, the author begins his journey through time in mathematics and traces its history up to the late 20th century. Mathematical ideas, methods, and results, as well as the people behind them, are depicted as vividly and succinctly as the cultures and environments in which mathematics emerged and developed in interaction with society. An exciting reading experience for mathematicians and anyone interested in mathematics and its history as part of our culture! The first volume covers the period from the origins to the time of the scientific revolution in the 17th century. The second volume covers the period from Euler to the present.