Sub-Scientific Mathematics: Observations on a Pre-Modern Phenomenon. [From: Filosofi og Videnskabsteori pa Roskilde Universitetscenter, 3. Raekke: Preprints og reprints, 1989, Nr. 1].

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Published by Roskilde Universitetscenter, 1989

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37 p. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - A very good and clean copy. - From the text: In the post-Renaissance world, mathematics used for technical or administrative purposes utilizes results and techniques derived from some level of »scientific« mathematics though often transformed or simplified in order to be adequate for practitioners. Furthermore, Modem practitioners of mathematics have been taught their mathematics by teachers who have been taught by teachers (who . etc.) who have been taught by mathematicians. In both senses, practitioners' mathematics can then be regarded as »applied mathematics«. - Wikipedia: Jens Egede Høyrup, born 1943 in Copenhagen, is a Danish historian of mathematics, specializing in pre-modern and early modern mathematics, ancient Mesopotamian mathematics in particular. He is especially known for his interpretation of what has often been referred to as Old Babylonian "algebra" as consisting of concrete, geometric manipulations. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.…

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Title
Sub-Scientific Mathematics: Observations on a Pre-Modern Phenomenon. [From: Filosofi og Videnskabsteori pa Roskilde Universitetscenter, 3. Raekke: Preprints og reprints, 1989, Nr. 1].
Author
Hoeyrup (Høyrup, Hoyrup), Jens:
Publisher
Roskilde Universitetscenter
Publication year
1989
Condition
Gut
Binding
Original brochure, stapled.
Language
English
Item weight
550 grams
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