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Mathematics in ancient Egypt: a contextual history

By Annette , Imhausen

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN
9780691117133, 9781400874309, 1400874300
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
6 MB (6799011 bytes)
Pages
illustrations (black and white)\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Egyptian;Mathematics--History;History;MathematicsMathematics;Mathematics

Description

'Mathematics in Ancient Egypt' traces the development of Egyptian mathematics, from the end of the fourth millennium BC - and the earliest hints of writing and number notation - to the end of the pharaonic period in Greco-Roman times. Drawing from mathematical texts, architectural drawings, administrative documents, and other sources, Annette Imhausen surveys 3000 years of Egyptian history to present an integrated picture of theoretical mathematics in relation to the daily practices of Egyptian life and social structures. Imhausen shows that from the earliest beginnings, pharaonic civilization used numerical techniques to efficiently control and use their material resources and labour.

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