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Lengths, Widths, Surfaces: A Portrait of Old Babylonian Algebra and Its Kin - Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences Jens Hoyrup Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002 edition
Lengths, Widths, Surfaces: A Portrait of Old Babylonian Algebra and Its Kin - Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Jens Hoyrup
In this examination of the Babylonian cuneiform "algebra" texts, based on a detailed investigation of the terminology and discursive organization of the texts, Jens Hoyrup proposes that the traditional interpretation must be rejected.
462 pages, biography
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 6, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9781441929457 |
| Publishers | Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Pages | 462 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 235 × 24 mm · 666 g |
| Language | English |