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Ancient Egyptian Science, A Source Book. Volume Three: Ancient Egyptian Mathematics

By Marshall Clagett

Book information

Publisher
American Philosophical Society
Year
1999
ISBN
0871692325, 9780871692320
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (12013342 bytes)
Series
Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society,
Pages
476\452
Topic
History Archaeology
Time added
2012-07-15 11:07:13

Description

This volume continues Marshall Clagett's studies of the various aspects of the science of Ancient Egypt. The volume gives a discourse on the nature and accomplishments of Egyptian mathematics and also informs the reader as to how our knowledge of Egyptian mathematics has grown since the publication of the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus toward the end of the 19th century. The author quotes and discusses interpretations of such authors as Eisenlohr, Griffith, Hultsch, Peet, Struce, Neugebauer, Chace, Glanville, van der Waerden, Bruins, Gillings, and others. He also also considers studies of more recent authors such as Couchoud, Caveing, and Guillemot.

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