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Scholars and Scholarship in Late Babylonian Uruk
Av Christine Proust, John Steele
Inbunden, 2019
1576 kr
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This volume explores how scholars wrote, preserved, circulated, and read knowledge in ancient Mesopotamia. It offers an exercise in micro-history that provides a case study for attempting to understand the relationship between scholars and scholarship during this time of great innovation. The …
Pieces and Parts in Scientific Texts
Av Florence Bretelle-Establet, Stéphane Schmitt
Häftad, 2019
1095 kr
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This book starts from a first general observation: there are very diverse ways to frame and convey scientific knowledge in texts. It then analyzes texts on mathematics, astronomy, medicine and life sciences, produced in various parts of the globe and in different time periods, and examines the …
Monographs in Tang Official Historiography
Perspectives from the Technical Treatises of the History of Sui (Sui shu)
Av Daniel Patrick Morgan, Damien Chaussende
Inbunden, 2019
1422 kr
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This book examines the role of medieval authors in writing the history of ancient science. It features essays that explore the content, structure, and ideas behind technical writings on medieval Chinese state history. In particular, it looks at the Ten Treatises of the current History of Sui, which …
Monographs in Tang Official Historiography
Perspectives from the Technical Treatises of the History of Sui (Sui shu)
Av Daniel Patrick Morgan, Damien Chaussende
Häftad, 2020
1422 kr
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This book examines the role of medieval authors in writing the history of ancient science. It features essays that explore the content, structure, and ideas behind technical writings on medieval Chinese state history. In particular, it looks at the Ten Treatises of the current History of Sui, which …
Making of a Scribe
Errors, Mistakes and Rounding Numbers in the Old Babylonian Kingdom of Larsa
Inbunden, 2020
1425 kr
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This book presents a novel methodology to study economic texts. The author investigates discrepancies in these writings by focusing on errors, mistakes, and rounding numbers. In particular, he looks at the acquisition, use, and development of practical mathematics in an ancient society: The Old …
Making of a Scribe
Errors, Mistakes and Rounding Numbers in the Old Babylonian Kingdom of Larsa
Häftad, 2021
1425 kr
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This book presents a novel methodology to study economic texts. The author investigates discrepancies in these writings by focusing on errors, mistakes, and rounding numbers. In particular, he looks at the acquisition, use, and development of practical mathematics in an ancient society: The Old …
Mathematics, Administrative and Economic Activities in Ancient Worlds
Av Cécile Michel, Karine Chemla
Inbunden, 2020
1534 kr
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This book focuses on the ancient Near East, early imperial China, South-East Asia, and medieval Europe, shedding light on mathematical knowledge and practices documented by sources relating to the administrative and economic activities of officials, merchants and other actors. It compares these to …
Mathematics, Administrative and Economic Activities in Ancient Worlds
Av Cécile Michel, Karine Chemla
Häftad, 2021
1534 kr
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This book focuses on the ancient Near East, early imperial China, South-East Asia, and medieval Europe, shedding light on mathematical knowledge and practices documented by sources relating to the administrative and economic activities of officials, merchants and other actors. It compares these to …
Cultures of Computation and Quantification in the Ancient World
Numbers, Measurements, and Operations in Documents from Mesopotamia, China and South Asia
Av Karine Chemla, Agathe Keller m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
1861 kr
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This book sheds light on the variety of mathematical cultures in general. To do so, it concentrates on cultures of computation and quantification in the ancient world, mainly in ancient China, South Asia, and the Ancient Near East and offers case studies focused on numbers, quantities, and …
Cultures of Computation and Quantification in the Ancient World
Numbers, Measurements, and Operations in Documents from Mesopotamia, China and South Asia
Av Karine Chemla, Agathe Keller m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
1861 kr
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This book sheds light on the variety of mathematical cultures in general. To do so, it concentrates on cultures of computation and quantification in the ancient world, mainly in ancient China, South Asia, and the Ancient Near East and offers case studies focused on numbers, quantities, and …
Pieces and Parts in Scientific Texts
Av Florence Bretelle-Establet, Stéphane Schmitt
Inbunden, 2018
1095 kr
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This book starts from a first general observation: there are very diverse ways to frame and convey scientific knowledge in texts. It then analyzes texts on mathematics, astronomy, medicine and life sciences, produced in various parts of the globe and in different time periods, and examines the …
