The Exact Sciences in Antiquity
The Exact Sciences in Antiquity
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Book Description
One of the foremost workers in the area of premodern science presents the standard nontechnical coverage of Egyptian and Babylonian mathematics and astronomy and their transmission into the Hellenistic world—with the especially interesting, surprising sophistication of Babylonian mathematics. 52 figures.
The Exact Sciences in Antiquity,O. Neugebauer,Dover Publications,0486223329,Astronomy, Ancient,General,Mathematics,Mathematics, Ancient,Science / General
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