Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Ossendrijver, Mathieu (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2012.
• Σειρά: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
• Θέματα: Mathematics.; History.; Oriental languages.; Semitic languages.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; History of Science.; Oriental Languages.; Semitic Languages.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Abbreviations and symbols
• 1. Procedure texts
• 2. Mathematical concepts – from numbers to computational systems
• 3. Planets
• 4. Moon
• 5. Critical editions
• Appendices
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Indices.