A Remarkable Collection of Babylonian Mathematical Texts

A Remarkable Collection of Babylonian Mathematical Texts
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 544
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ISBN-10 : 9780387489773
ISBN-13 : 0387489770
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Book Synopsis A Remarkable Collection of Babylonian Mathematical Texts by : Jöran Friberg

Download or read book A Remarkable Collection of Babylonian Mathematical Texts written by Jöran Friberg and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book analyzes the mathematical tablets from the private collection of Martin Schoyen. It includes analyses of tablets which have never been studied before. This provides new insight into Babylonian understanding of sophisticated mathematical objects. The book is carefully written and organized. The tablets are classified according to mathematical content and purpose, while drawings and pictures are provided for the most interesting tablets.


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