Mathematical Commentaries in the Ancient World

Herausgeber: Chemla, Karine; Most, Glenn W.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first book-length analysis of the techniques and procedures of ancient mathematical commentaries in Chinese, Sanskrit, Akkadian and Sumerian, and Ancient Greek. Presents these commentaries in the original languages and in translation, making the issues accessible to readers without specialized training in mathematics or the languages involved.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 476
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 996g
• ISBN-13: 9781108839570
• ISBN-10: 1108839576
• Artikelnr.: 63117201

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Why study mathematical commentaries? Karine Chemla and Glenn W. Most; Commentators at Work: 2. Philosophical commentaries on mathematical texts: The case of Proclus' commentary on the first book of Euclid's Elements Orna Harari; 3. Characterizing a Sanskrit mathematical commentary: An exploration of P
th
daka's V
san
bh
ya on progressions Agathe Keller; 4. Calling out Zheng Xuan (127
200 CE) at the crossroads of ritual, mathematics, sport, and classical commentary Daniel Patrick Morgan; Comparing Commentaries: 5. Astral commentaries within the Mesopotamian received tradition: The Commentary to En
ma Anu Enlil 14 and umma Sîn ina T
martiu Zackary Wainer and John Steele; 6. Contrasting commentaries and contrasting subcommentaries on mathematical and Confucian canons. Intentions and mathematical practices Karine Chemla and Zhu Yiwen.