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Mathematics, administrative and economic activities in ancient worlds / Cécile Michel, Karine Chemla, editors.
Ebook Central Perpetual, DDA and Subscription Titles Available online
Ebook Central Perpetual, DDA and Subscription Titles- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Why the sciences of the ancient world matter ; 2662-9933 5.
- Why the Sciences of the Ancient World Matter, 2662-9933 ; volume 5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematics, Ancient.
- Mathematics--History.
- Mathematics, Ancient--Economic aspects.
- Knowledge, Theory of.
- Mathematics.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. Mathematics, Administrative and Economic Activities in the Ancient Worlds: An introduction (Cécile Michel and Karine Chemla)
- Chapter 2. A Comparative Study of Prices and Wages in Royal Inscriptions, Administrative Texts and Mathematical Texts in the Old Babylonian Kingdom of Larsa (Cécile Michel, with contributions by Robert Middeke-Conlin and Christine Proust)
- Chapter 3. Computation in the Arthaśāstra (Mark McClish)
- Chapter 4. Official Salaries and State Taxes as Seen in Qin-Han Manuscripts, with a Focus on Mathematical Texts (Peng Hao)
- Chapter 5. Insights into the Administration of Ancient Irrigation Systems in Third Millennium BCE Mesopotamia (Stephanie Rost)
- Chapter 6. Mathematical Computations in the Management of Public Construction Work in Mesopotamia (End of the Third and Beginning of the Second Millennium BCE) (Martin Sauvage)
- Chapter 7. The use of volume in the measurement of grain in early imperial China (Karine Chemla and Ma Biao)
- Chapter 8. The Measurement of Fields During the Pre-Sargonic Period (Camille Lecompte)
- Chapter 9. Early-Dynastic Tables from Southern Mesopotamia, or the Multiple Facets of the Quantification of Surfaces (Christine Proust)
- Chapter 10. Computation Practices of the Assyrian Merchants during the Nineteenth Century BCE (Cécile Michel)
- Chapter 11. Connecting a Disconnect. Can Evidence for a Scribal Education be Found in a Professional Setting During the Old Babylonian Period? (Robert Middeke-Conlin)
- Chapter 12. Loans and Interest in Sanskrit Legal and Mathematical Texts (Sreeramula Rajeswara Sarma and Takanori Kusuba)
- Chapter 13. Computational Practices Around Coins and Coinage: John of Murs' Quadripartitum Numerorum and French Money Changers' Books (Marc Bompaire and Matthieu Husson).
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 23, 2020).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9783030483890
- 3030483894
- Publisher Number:
- 99985881649
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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