Mathematics in the Time of the Pharaohs

Mathematics in the Time of the Pharaohs

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Publisher's Synopsis

In writing the first book-length study of ancient Egyptian mathematics, Richard Gillings presents evidence that Egyptian achievements in this area are much more substantial than has been previously thought. He does so in a way that will interest not only historians of Egypt and of mathematics, but a

Book information

ISBN: 9780262070454
Publisher: MIT Press
Imprint: MIT Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 512.10932
Number of pages: 286
Weight: 454g
Height: 254mm
Width: 178mm
Spine width: 25mm