Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Procedure Texts Hardback
by Mathieu Ossendrijver
Part of the Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences series
Hardback
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This book contains new translations and a new analysis of the procedure texts of Babylonian mathematical astronomy, the earliest known form of mathematical astronomy of the ancient world.
The translations are based on a modern approach incorporating recent insights from Assyriology and translation science. The work contains updated and expanded interpretations of the astronomical algorithms and investigations of previously ignored linguistic, mathematical and other aspects of the procedure texts.
Special attention is paid to issues of mathematical representation and over 100 photos of cuneiform tablets dating from 350-50 BCE are presented. In 2-3 years, the author intends to continue his study of Babylonian mathematical astronomy with a new publication which will contain new editions and reconstructions of approx. 250 tabular texts and a new philological, astronomical and mathematical analysis of these texts.
Tabular texts are end products of Babylonian math astronomy, computed with algorithms that are formulated in the present volume, Procedure Texts.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:618 pages, 129 Tables, black and white; XXVI, 618 p.
- Publisher:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Publication Date:25/04/2012
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- ISBN:9781461437819
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Item not Available
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:618 pages, 129 Tables, black and white; XXVI, 618 p.
- Publisher:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Publication Date:25/04/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9781461437819
