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Lengths, Widths, Surfaces - A Portrait of Old Babylonian Algebra and Its Kin (Hardcover, 2002 ed.) Loot Price: R5,366

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Lengths, Widths, Surfaces - A Portrait of Old Babylonian Algebra and Its Kin (Hardcover, 2002 ed.): Jens Hoyrup

Lengths, Widths, Surfaces - A Portrait of Old Babylonian Algebra and Its Kin (Hardcover, 2002 ed.)

Jens Hoyrup

Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences

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In this new examination of Babylonian cuneiform texts, Jens Hoyrup proposes a new interpretation, based on the fact that the tablets are almost entirely students¿ workbooks. The knowledge of mathematics expressed in these tablets is entirely ¿practical,¿ for use in surveying, accounting, and building, rather than theoretical. Hoyrup argues that the notion of algebraic manipulation, like other parts of a theoretical mathematics is indeed a later invention.

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Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Release date:	2002
First published:	2002
Authors:	Jens Hoyrup
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	462
Edition:	2002 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-387-95303-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > History of mathematics Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Algebra > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Promotions
LSN:	0-387-95303-5
Barcode:	9780387953038