The mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam : a sourcebook (Record no. 545882)
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fixed length control field | 00947nam a2200133 4500 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 9780691114859 |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | 510.9 |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Imhausen, Annette |
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | The mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam : a sourcebook |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Jersey |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Princeton University Press |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2007 |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | xiv, 685 pages : illustrations |
Other physical details | 27cm |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | "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." |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
Koha item type | Book |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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Institute of English | Institute of English | Processing Center | 11/12/2018 | 510.9 KAT(TB) | ENG14958 | 11/12/2018 | 01/08/2019 | Textbooks |