Mathematical Commentaries in the Ancient World: A Global Perspective - Image 1

£76.79

Cambridge University Press Mathematical Commentaries in the Ancient World: A Global Perspective

Name: Mathematical Commentaries in the Ancient World: A Global Perspective
Brand: Cambridge University Press
Price: 76.79 GBP
Availability: InStock

Ancient History & Civilisation

It has never been this cheap. We have no record of a lower price.

£77 today · cheaper than every other day in the last 3 months

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↓ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey

↓ Forecast
where the price is heading next

↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range

↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 47 days • 47 data points (No recent data available)

Historical

Generating forecast...

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 47 days • 1 price levels

Days at Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £77 (47 days, 100.0%)

Price range: £77 - £77

Price levels: 1 different prices over 47 days

Description

This is the first book-length analysis of the techniques and procedures of ancient mathematical commentaries. It focuses on examples in Chinese, Sanskrit, Akkadian and Sumerian, and Ancient Greek, presenting the general issues by constant detailed reference to these commentaries, of which substantial extracts are included in the original languages and in translation, sometimes for the first time. This makes the issues accessible to readers without specialized training in mathematics or in the languages involved. The result is a much richer understanding than was hitherto possible of the crucial role of commentaries in the history of mathematics in four different linguistic areas, of the nature of mathematical commentaries in general, of the contribution that the study of mathematical commentaries can make to the history of science and to the study of commentaries in general, and of the ways in which mathematical commentaries are like and unlike other kinds of commentaries. Book Description Comparative analysis of the techniques and procedures of important mathematical commentaries in five ancient cultures from China to Greece. About the Author Karine Chemla is Senior Researcher at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), in the laboratory SPHERE (CNRS & University of Paris) and focuses, from the viewpoint of historical anthropology, on the relationship between mathematics and the various cultures in the context of which it is practiced.Glenn. W. Most retired in November 2020 as Professor of Greek Philology at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. He remains a regular Visiting Professor on the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago and an External Scientific Member of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin.

Product Specifications

Brand: Cambridge University Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1108839576
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Ancient History & Civilisation
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 09 June 2022
Listed Since: 23 October 2021

Barcode

No barcode data available

Cambridge University Press Mathematical Commentaries in the Ancient World: A Global Perspective

It has never been this cheap. We have no record of a lower price.

Price History & Forecast

Price Distribution

Price Analysis

Description

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

An Introduction to the Early Development of Mathematics

The History of Mathematics: A Brief Course

Mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam: A Sourcebook

A Remarkable Collection of Babylonian Mathematical Texts: Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection: Cuneiform Texts I (Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences)

Cultures of Computation and Quantification in the Ancient World: Numbers, Measurements, and Operations in Documents from Mesopotamia, China and South ... the Sciences of the Ancient World Matter, 6)

6000 Jahre Mathematik: Eine kulturgeschichtliche Zeitreise - 1. Von den Anfängen bis Leibniz und Newton (Vom Zählstein zum Computer)

Mathematics in Ancient Iraq: A Social History

Invited Lectures from the 13th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME-13 Monographs)

Mathematics in India: 500 BCE-1800 CE

A Cultural History of Mathematics: Volumes 1-6 (The Cultural Histories Series)

HIST OF MATHEMATICS P: From Mesopotamia To Modernity

The Oxford Handbook of the History of Mathematics (Oxford Handbooks)

Sourcebook in the Mathematics of Ancient Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean

Mathematics and Art: A Cultural History

How Chinese Teach Mathematics: Perspectives from Insiders (Series on Mathematics Education): 6

Ancient Mathematics: History of Mathematics in Ancient Greece and Hellenism

Mathematics and Its Connections to the Arts and Sciences (MACAS): 15 Years of Interdisciplinary Mathematics Education: 19 (Mathematics Education in the Digital Era, 19)

A History of Mathematics: From Mesopotamia to Modernity

The History of Mathematics: A Source-Based Approach (Volume 1) (AMS/MAA Textbooks)

A Cultural History of Mathematics in Antiquity (The Cultural Histories Series)

Culturally Responsive Mathematics Education (Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series)

European and Chinese Cognitive Styles and their Impact on Teaching Mathematics: 277 (Studies in Computational Intelligence, 277)

The Scaffolding of Our Thoughts: Essays on Assyriology and the History of Science in Honor of Francesca Rochberg: 13 (Ancient Magic and Divination, 13)

Mathematics for Social Sciences and Arts: Algebraic Modeling (Mathematics in Mind)