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Author Ossendrijver, Mathieu.

Title Babylonian mathematical astronomy : procedure texts / Mathieu Ossendrijver
Published New York, NY : Springer, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xxvi, 615 pages)
Series Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences
Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences.
Contents Procedure texts -- Mathematical concepts -- from numbers to computational systems -- Planets -- Moon -- Critical editions
Summary Annotation 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, theauthor intends to continue his study of Babylonian mathematicalastronomy 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
Analysis History of Mathematical Sciences
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
History of Science
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Subject Astronomy, Assyro-Babylonian -- Mathematics
Mathematics.
Mathematics
Astronomy
Science -- history
SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
Astronomía asirio-babilónica -- Matemáticas
Matemáticas
Astronomy -- Mathematics
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
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