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The Making of a Scribe : Errors, Mistakes and Rounding Numbers in the Old Babylonian Kingdom of Larsa / / by Robert Middeke-Conlin
The Making of a Scribe : Errors, Mistakes and Rounding Numbers in the Old Babylonian Kingdom of Larsa / / by Robert Middeke-Conlin
Autore Middeke-Conlin Robert
Edizione [1st ed. 2020.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xxii, 487 pages)
Disciplina 510.935
Collana Why the Sciences of the Ancient World Matter
Soggetto topico History
Mathematics
Mathematics - Study and teaching
Physical measurements
Measurement
History of Science
History of Mathematical Sciences
Mathematics Education
Measurement Science and Instrumentation
ISBN 3-030-35951-4
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto 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.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910383821203321
Middeke-Conlin Robert  
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Mathematical Tablets from Tell Harmal / / by Carlos Gonçalves
Mathematical Tablets from Tell Harmal / / by Carlos Gonçalves
Autore Gonçalves Carlos
Edizione [1st ed. 2015.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (154 p.)
Disciplina 510.935
Collana Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Soggetto topico Mathematics
History
Social sciences
History of Mathematical Sciences
Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences
ISBN 3-319-22524-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction -- 1. The Site of Tell Harmal and the Archaeological Record -- 2. A Few Remarks About Old Babylonian Mathematics -- 3. Conventions -- 4. Mathematical Tablets -- 5. On Old Babylonian Mathematics and its History -- 6. General Vocabulary -- References.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910300242603321
Gonçalves Carlos  
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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Mathematics in ancient Iraq : a social history / Eleanor Robson
Mathematics in ancient Iraq : a social history / Eleanor Robson
Autore ROBSON, Eleanor
Pubbl/distr/stampa Princeton, New Jersey, : Princeton University Press, [2008]
Descrizione fisica Testo elettronico (PDF) (XXVII, 441 p.)
Disciplina 510.935
Soggetto topico Matematica - Iraq - Storia
Formato Risorse elettroniche
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNISA-996658372703316
ROBSON, Eleanor  
Princeton, New Jersey, : Princeton University Press, [2008]
Risorse elettroniche
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
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