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
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
| 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
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 | ||
| 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
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| Princeton, New Jersey, : Princeton University Press, [2008] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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