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...
| Main Author: | Ossendrijver, Mathieu (Author) |
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| Corporate Author: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
2012.
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| Series: | Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
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| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
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