Lengths, Widths, Surfaces: A Portrait of Old Babylonian Algebra and Its Kin (Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences)
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Author(s)Jens Høyrup
PublisherSpringer
ISBN / ASIN0387953035
ISBN-139780387953038
CategoryMathematics
MarketplaceFrance 🇫🇷
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Lengths, Widths, Surfaces Offers an examination of the Babylonian cuneiform "algebra" texts, based on a detailed investigation of the terminology and discursive organization of the texts. This book proposes that the traditional interpretation must be rejected. Full description
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