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- Author is a leading authority on Babylonian mathematics
- Includes analysis of tablets which have never been studied before
- Provides new insight into Babylonian understanding of sophisticated mathematical objects
- More than 300 figures, many in color
Part of the book series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (SHMP)
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"This fascinating book presents 121 unpublished mathematical clay tablets from the Norwegian Schøyen Collection … . The book is divided into 12 chapters, 10 appendices, a vocabulary for MS texts, an index of subjects … and a large list of references. … Many pictures, drawings and coloured photos of the most interesting tablets are also included. … opens up Babylonian mathematics to a new generation of mathematicians, historians of science and mathematics, teachers and students. It can therefore be recommended to a wide audience." (European Mathematical Society Newsletter, June, 2008)
"We welcome the book under review, a study of the Martin Schøyen collection … . this collection include exemplars of virtually every known type of mathematical tablet, as well as some types of tablets that have never been published. … Friberg’s book will be invaluable for anyone studying Mesopotamian mathematics, as it provides so many more examples of mathematical ideas that were used by the scribes. … Any good library in the history of mathematics should possess copies … ." (Victor J. Katz, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2008 h)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Remarkable Collection of Babylonian Mathematical Texts
Book Subtitle: Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection: Cuneiform Texts I
Editors: Jöran Friberg
Series Title: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-48977-3
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-34543-7Published: 31 July 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-48977-3Published: 01 October 2007
Series ISSN: 2196-8810
Series E-ISSN: 2196-8829
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 536
Number of Illustrations: 259 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Mathematical Sciences