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The Mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam : A Sourcebook by Annette Imhausen; Eleanor Robson; Joseph Warren Dauben; Kim Plofker; J. Lennart Berggren; Victor J. Katz is a mathematics available to read on EtoBox.

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In recent decades it has become obvious that mathematics has always been a worldwide activity. But this is the first book to provide a substantial collection of English translations of key mathematical texts from the five most important ancient and medieval non-Western mathematical cultures, and to put them into full historical and mathematical context. The Mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam gives English readers a firsthand understanding and appreciation of these culture

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Author

Annette Imhausen; Eleanor Robson; Joseph Warren Dauben; Kim Plofker; J. Lennart Berggren; Victor J. Katz

Publisher

Princeton: Princeton University Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780691235394

Category

mathematics

Subjects

Philosophy, Science, History

Rating

4 / 5 (7 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14