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Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts

Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts contains a new analysis of the procedure texts of Babylonian mathematical astronomy. These cuneiform tablets, excavated in Babylon and Uruk and dating from 350‒50 BCE, contain computational instructions that represent the earliest known form of math...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ossendrijver, Mathieu (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
Colección:Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo

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