Unexpected links between Egyptian and Babylonian mathematics /
Mesopotamian mathematics is known from a great number of cuneiform texts, most of them Old Babylonian, some Late Babylonian or pre-Old-Babylonian, and has been intensively studied during the last couple of decades. In contrast to this Egyptian mathematics is known from only a small number of papyrus...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hackensack, N.J. :
World Scientific,
©2005.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Contents; Chapter 1 Two Curious Mathematical Cuneiform Texts from Old Babylonian Mari; Chapter 2 Hieratic Mathematical Papyri and Cuneiform Mathematical Texts; Chapter 3 Demotic Mathematical Papyri and Cuneiform Mathematical Texts; Chapter 4 Greek-Egyptian Mathematical Documents and Cuneiform Mathematical Texts; New Thoughts About the History of Ancient Mathematics; Index of Texts; Index of Subjects; Bibliography.