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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 Høyrup
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| #5072057 in Books | Jens Hyrup | 2002-01-02 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.21 x1.13 x6.14l,1.90 | File type: PDF | 462 pages | Lengths Widths Surfaces||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Babylonian mathematics as geometrical algebra|By Viktor Blasjo|Hoyrup argues very convincingly for a more geometrical reading of the Babylonian sources than the traditional arithmetical reading. Babylonian mathematical sources are extremely sparse in words, as is understandable since they are laboriously inscribed on clay. This extremely condensed, telegraphic style, allows for|||From the reviews: |J. Høyrup |Lengths, Widths, Surfaces |A Portrait of Old Babylonian Algebra and its Kin |"A valuable addition to the literature of the ancient Babylonians, the subsequent Seleucid mathematics and their relations
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 the dimensions and areas of rectangles and other measurable geometrical magnitudes, often serving as representatives of other magnitudes (prices, workdays, etc...), much as p...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Lengths, Widths, Surfaces: A Portrait of Old Babylonian Algebra and Its Kin (Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences) | Jens Høyrup.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
