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Title The mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam : a sourcebook / Victor Katz, editor.
Published Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2007.

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 MTH Main  510.9 M42em    AVAILABLE
Descript. 685 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Bibliog. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Ch. 1. Egyptian mathematics / Annette Imhausen -- Ch. 2. Mesopotamian mathematics / Eleanor Robson -- Ch. 3. Chinese mathematics / Joseph W. Dauben -- Ch. 4. Mathematics in India / Kim Plofker -- Ch. 5. Mathematics in medieval Islam / J. Lennart Berggren.
Summary "In recent decades it has become obvious that mathematics has always been a worldwide activity. But this is the first book to provide a substantial collection of English translations of key mathematical texts from the five most important ancient and medieval non-Western mathematical cultures, and to put them into full historical and mathematical context. The Mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam gives English readers a firsthand understanding and appreciation of these cultures' important contributions to world mathematics."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Mathematics, Ancient -- Sources.
Mathematics -- History -- Sources.
Other Author Katz, Victor.
ISBN 9780691114859 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0691114854 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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