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Babylonian Mathematics
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Author : Kaia Stonebrook
language : en
Publisher: Publifye AS
Release Date : 2025-03-29
Babylonian Mathematics written by Kaia Stonebrook and has been published by Publifye AS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-03-29 with History categories.
Babylonian Mathematics explores the sophisticated mathematical system developed in ancient Babylonia, highlighting its lasting influence on modern science and mathematics. The book delves into their innovative base-60 number system, which remarkably survives today in our measurement of time and angles, and their advanced algebraic techniques. Discover how the Babylonians solved complex equations and understood geometric principles, including a version of the Pythagorean Theorem predating Pythagoras himself. The book carefully reconstructs the historical context of Babylonian mathematical innovation, examining cuneiform texts and the role of scribes in developing mathematical tools for administration and commerce. By analyzing translated clay tablets, the author reveals the practical applications of their mathematics, offering a unique perspective on how they tackled real-world problems. Each chapter progresses from the number system to algebra, geometry, and finally, the lasting legacy of Babylonian contributions.
Babylonian Mathematics
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Author : The Open University
language : en
Publisher: The Open University
Release Date : 2011-07-08
Babylonian Mathematics written by The Open University and has been published by The Open University this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-08 with categories.
This 8-hour free course taught how historians have deciphered stone tablets and studied Babylonian techniques for problem-solving and teaching.
Unexpected Links Between Egyptian And Babylonian Mathematics
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Author : Joran Friberg
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2005-06-22
Unexpected Links Between Egyptian And Babylonian Mathematics written by Joran Friberg and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-22 with Science categories.
Mesopotamian mathematics is known from a great number of cuneiform texts, most of them Old Babylonian, some Late Babylonian or pre-Old-Babylonian, and has been intensively studied during the last couple of decades. In contrast to this Egyptian mathematics is known from only a small number of papyrus texts, and the few books and papers that have been written about Egyptian mathematical papyri have mostly reiterated the same old presentations and interpretations of the texts.In this book, it is shown that the methods developed by the author for the close study of mathematical cuneiform texts can also be successfully applied to all kinds of Egyptian mathematical texts, hieratic, demotic, or Greek-Egyptian. At the same time, comparisons of a large number of individual Egyptian mathematical exercises with Babylonian parallels yield many new insights into the nature of Egyptian mathematics and show that Egyptian and Babylonian mathematics display greater similarities than expected.
A Remarkable Collection Of Babylonian Mathematical Texts
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Author : Jöran Friberg
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2007-10-01
A Remarkable Collection Of Babylonian Mathematical Texts written by Jöran Friberg and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-01 with Mathematics categories.
The book analyzes the mathematical tablets from the private collection of Martin Schoyen. It includes analyses of tablets which have never been studied before. This provides new insight into Babylonian understanding of sophisticated mathematical objects. The book is carefully written and organized. The tablets are classified according to mathematical content and purpose, while drawings and pictures are provided for the most interesting tablets.
Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy Procedure Texts
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Author : Mathieu Ossendrijver
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-04-24
Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy Procedure Texts written by Mathieu Ossendrijver and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-24 with Mathematics categories.
This book contains new translations and a new analysis of the procedure texts of Babylonian mathematical astronomy, the earliest known form of mathematical astronomy of the ancient world. The translations are based on a modern approach incorporating recent insights from Assyriology and translation science. The work contains updated and expanded interpretations of the astronomical algorithms and investigations of previously ignored linguistic, mathematical and other aspects of the procedure texts. Special attention is paid to issues of mathematical representation and over 100 photos of cuneiform tablets dating from 350-50 BCE are presented. In 2-3 years, the author intends to continue his study of Babylonian mathematical astronomy with a new publication which will contain new editions and reconstructions of approx. 250 tabular texts and a new philological, astronomical and mathematical analysis of these texts. Tabular texts are end products of Babylonian math astronomy, computed with algorithms that are formulated in the present volume, Procedure Texts.
The Mathematics Of Egypt Mesopotamia China India And Islam
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Author : Victor J. Katz
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2007-08-05
The Mathematics Of Egypt Mesopotamia China India And Islam written by Victor J. Katz and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-05 with Mathematics categories.
In recent decades it has become obvious that mathematics has always been a worldwide activity. But this is the first book to provide a substantial collection of English translations of key mathematical texts from the five most important ancient and medieval non-Western mathematical cultures, and to put them into full historical and mathematical context. The Mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam gives English readers a firsthand understanding and appreciation of these cultures' important contributions to world mathematics. The five section authors--Annette Imhausen (Egypt), Eleanor Robson (Mesopotamia), Joseph Dauben (China), Kim Plofker (India), and J. Lennart Berggren (Islam)--are experts in their fields. Each author has selected key texts and in many cases provided new translations. The authors have also written substantial section introductions that give an overview of each mathematical culture and explanatory notes that put each selection into context. This authoritative commentary allows readers to understand the sometimes unfamiliar mathematics of these civilizations and the purpose and significance of each text. Addressing a critical gap in the mathematics literature in English, this book is an essential resource for anyone with at least an undergraduate degree in mathematics who wants to learn about non-Western mathematical developments and how they helped shape and enrich world mathematics. The book is also an indispensable guide for mathematics teachers who want to use non-Western mathematical ideas in the classroom.
Mathematical Thought From Ancient To Modern Times Volume 1
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Author : Morris Kline
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1990-08-16
Mathematical Thought From Ancient To Modern Times Volume 1 written by Morris Kline and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-08-16 with Mathematics categories.
Traces the development of mathematics from its beginnings in Babylonia and ancient Egypt to the work of Riemann and Godel in modern times.
A History Of Mathematics
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Author : Luke Hodgkin
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2005-06-02
A History Of Mathematics written by Luke Hodgkin and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-02 with Mathematics categories.
A History of Mathematics: From Mesopotamia to Modernity covers the evolution of mathematics through time and across the major Eastern and Western civilizations. It begins in Babylon, then describes the trials and tribulations of the Greek mathematicians. The important, and often neglected, influence of both Chinese and Islamic mathematics is covered in detail, placing the description of early Western mathematics in a global context. The book concludes with modern mathematics, covering recent developments such as the advent of the computer, chaos theory, topology, mathematical physics, and the solution of Fermat's Last Theorem. Containing more than 100 illustrations and figures, this text, aimed at advanced undergraduates and postgraduates, addresses the methods and challenges associated with studying the history of mathematics. The reader is introduced to the leading figures in the history of mathematics (including Archimedes, Ptolemy, Qin Jiushao, al-Kashi, al-Khwarizmi, Galileo, Newton, Leibniz, Helmholtz, Hilbert, Alan Turing, and Andrew Wiles) and their fields. An extensive bibliography with cross-references to key texts will provide invaluable resource to students and exercises (with solutions) will stretch the more advanced reader.
Episodes From The Early History Of Mathematics
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Author : Asger Aaboe
language : en
Publisher: MAA
Release Date : 1963
Episodes From The Early History Of Mathematics written by Asger Aaboe and has been published by MAA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with History categories.
Among other things, Aaboe shows us how the Babylonians did calculations, how Euclid proved that there are infinitely many primes, how Ptolemy constructed a trigonometric table in his Almagest, and how Archimedes trisected the angle.
Sherlock Holmes In Babylon And Other Tales Of Mathematical History
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Author : Marlow Anderson
language : en
Publisher: American Mathematical Society
Release Date : 2022-04-26
Sherlock Holmes In Babylon And Other Tales Of Mathematical History written by Marlow Anderson and has been published by American Mathematical Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-26 with Mathematics categories.
Covering a span of almost 4000 years, from the ancient Babylonians to the eighteenth century, this collection chronicles the enormous changes in mathematical thinking over this time as viewed by distinguished historians of mathematics from the past and the present. Each of the four sections of the book (Ancient Mathematics, Medieval and Renaissance Mathematics, The Seventeenth Century, The Eighteenth Century) is preceded by a Foreword, in which the articles are put into historical context, and followed by an Afterword, in which they are reviewed in the light of current historical scholarship. In more than one case, two articles on the same topic are included to show how knowledge and views about the topic changed over the years. This book will be enjoyed by anyone interested in mathematics and its history - and, in particular, by mathematics teachers at secondary, college, and university levels.