01003nam0 22002771i 450 UON0000768820231205101918.72181-85638-01-220020107d1992 |0itac50 baengIN|||| |||||GarudaThe Celestial birdShantilal NagarNew DelhiBook India1992xviii, 194 p. tavole25 cmICONOGRAFIA INDIANAGARUDAUONC002206FIINNew DelhiUONL000110SI IX ISUBCONT. INDIANO - ARTE - ICONOGRAFIAANAGARShanti LalUONV006136638539Book IndiaUONV245978650ITSOL20240220RICASIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOUONSIUON00007688SIBA - SISTEMA BIBLIOTECARIO DI ATENEOSI SI IX I 131 SI SA 73670 7 131 Garuda1177135UNIOR04318nam 22006255 450 991038382120332120240424174237.03-030-35951-410.1007/978-3-030-35951-5(CKB)4100000010661108(MiAaPQ)EBC6133993(DE-He213)978-3-030-35951-5(EXLCZ)99410000001066110820200311d2020 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Making of a Scribe Errors, Mistakes and Rounding Numbers in the Old Babylonian Kingdom of Larsa /by Robert Middeke-Conlin1st ed. 2020.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2020.1 online resource (xxii, 487 pages)Why the Sciences of the Ancient World Matter,2662-9933 ;43-030-35950-6 Chapter 1.Introduction -- Chapter 2. The early scribal education -- Chapter 3. Text types and archival practices in the kingdom of Larsa -- Chapter 4. Archives, bureaus and management systems of the kingdom of Larsa -- Chapter 5. Metrology and sexagesimal place value notation in economic texts -- Chapter 6. Errors, mistakes and evidence for a counting device -- Chapter 7. Observation and the limits of numeracy. Chapter 8. Multiplication and estimation -- Chapter 9. Rounding in mathematical and economic texts -- Chapter 10. Conclusion: On errors, rounding and education in the kingdom of Larsa.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 Babylonian kingdom of Larsa (beginning of the second millennium BCE Southern Iraq). In so doing, coverage bridges a gap between the sciences and humanities. Through this work, the reader will gain insight into discrepancies encountered in economic texts in general and rounding numbers in particular. They will learn a new framework to explain error as a form of economic practice. Researchers and students will also become aware of the numerical and metrological basis for calculation in these writings and how the scribes themselves conceptualized value. This work fills a void in Assyriological studies. It provides a methodology to explore, understand, and exploit statistical data. The anlaysis also fills a void in the history of mathematics by presenting historians of mathematics a method to study practical texts. In addition, the author shows the importance mathematics has as a tool for ancient practitioners to cope with complex economic processes. This serves as a useful case study for modern policy makers into the importance of education in any economy.Why the Sciences of the Ancient World Matter,2662-9933 ;4HistoryMathematicsMathematicsStudy and teachingPhysical measurementsMeasurementHistory of Sciencehttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/731000History of Mathematical Scienceshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/M23009Mathematics Educationhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/O25000Measurement Science and Instrumentationhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P31040History.Mathematics.MathematicsStudy and teaching.Physical measurements.Measurement.History of Science.History of Mathematical Sciences.Mathematics Education.Measurement Science and Instrumentation.510.935Middeke-Conlin Robertauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut945656MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910383821203321The Making of a Scribe2135462UNINA