Lengths, Widths, Surfaces : a Portrait of Old Babylonian Algebra and Its Kin /

In this examination of the Babylonian cuneiform "algebra" texts, based on a detailed investigation of the terminology and discursive organization of the texts, Jens Høyrup proposes that the traditional interpretation must be rejected. The texts turn out to speak not of pure numbers, but of...

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Main Author:	Høyrup, Jens
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Springer New York, 2002.
Series:	Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences.
Subjects:	Mathematics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book