Mathematics in Ancient Iraq (Record no. 62979)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780691091822
028 ## - DISTRIBUTOR NAME
Distributor Name : Technical Bureau India Pvt. Ltd.
Distributor address : 4794/23, Opp. Eye 7, Ansari Road, New Delhi
Bill Number : TB4739
Bill Date : 20/03/2025
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 510.93 ROB
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Personal name Robson, Eleanor.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Mathematics in Ancient Iraq
Remainder of title : A Social History.
Statement of responsibility, etc / Eleanor Robson.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Princeton
Name of publisher, distributor, etc : Princeton University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc , 2008.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 441p.:ill.
Dimensions ;24 cm.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount 5136
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc This monumental book traces the origins and development of mathematics in the ancient Middle East, from its earliest beginnings in the fourth millennium BCE to the end of indigenous intellectual culture in the second century BCE when cuneiform writing was gradually abandoned. Eleanor Robson offers a history like no other, examining ancient mathematics within its broader social, political, economic, and religious contexts, and showing that mathematics was not just an abstract discipline for elites but a key component in ordering society and understanding the world.<br/><br/><br/>The region of modern-day Iraq is uniquely rich in evidence for ancient mathematics because its prehistoric inhabitants wrote on clay tablets, many hundreds of thousands of which have been archaeologically excavated, deciphered, and translated. Drawing from these and a wealth of other textual and archaeological evidence, Robson gives an extraordinarily detailed picture of how mathematical ideas and practices were conceived, used, and taught during this period. She challenges the prevailing view that they were merely the simplistic precursors of classical Greek mathematics, and explains how the prevailing view came to be. Robson reveals the true sophistication and beauty of ancient Middle Eastern mathematics as it evolved over three thousand years, from the earliest beginnings of recorded accounting to complex mathematical astronomy. Every chapter provides detailed information on sources, and the book includes an appendix on all mathematical cuneiform tablets published before 2007.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Mathematics
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Mathematics ancient Iraq history
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Ancient Iraq history
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Personal name Eleanor Robson
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     SNU LIBRARY SNU LIBRARY 26/03/2025 Technical Bureau India Pvt. Ltd. 5136.00   510.93 ROB 30876 02/04/2025 26/03/2025 Books
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