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Mesopotamian Mathematics 2100-1600 BC

Paperback
Published : Thursday 20 May 1999
ISBN : 9780198152460
Price : €248.63


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This book contains a study of the technical constants found in Old Babylonian mathematics 4000 years ago - the earliest `pure' mathematics in history. Their origins are traced to earlier accounting and administrative practices, and are used to examine aspects of mathematics education in early Mesopotamia.



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