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A Mathematician's Journeys Otto Neugebauer and Modern Transformations of Ancient Science

By Jones , John M , Alexander;Proust , Christine;Steele

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
ISBN
9783319258638, 9783319258652, 9783319798530, 3319798537
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11571926 bytes)
Series
Archimedes 45
Edition
1st edition
Pages
XI, 342 Seiten in 1 Teil 54 Illustrationen 23.5 x
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Astronomy;(BIC subject category)HB;(BIC subject cageneral;(Springer Nature Subject Code)SC731000: Hi

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1. From Graz to Goettingen: Neugebauer's Early Intellectual Journey. (David E. Rowe).- 2. "Not in possession of any Weltanschauung": Otto Neugebauer's Flight from Nazi Germany and his Search for Objectivity in Mathematics, in Reviewing, and in History (Reinhard Siegmund-Schultze).- 3. Otto Neugebauer's Visits to Copenhagen and his Connection to Denmark (Lis Brack-Bernsen).- 4. Otto Neugebauer and Ancient Egypt (Jim Ritter).- 5. As the Outsider Walked in: The Historiography of Mesopotamian Mathematics until Neugebauer (Jens Hoyrup).- 6.Francois Thureau-Dangin and Cuneiform Mathematics (Beatrice Andre-Salvini).- 7. Mathematical and Philological Insights on Cuneiform Texts: Neugebauer's Correspondence with Fellow Assyriologists (Christine Proust).- 8. After Neugebauer: Recent Developments in Mesopotamian Mathematics (Duncan Melville).- 9. Babylonian Astronomy 1880 - 1950: The Players and the Field (Teije de Jong).- 10. Neugebauer's Astronomical Cuneiform Texts and its Reception (John Steele).- 11. Translating Babylonian Mathematical Astronomy: Neugebauer and Beyond (Mathieu Ossendrijver).pan&gt

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