A remarkable collection of Babylonian mathematical texts. Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection: Cuneiform Texts I
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Publication:858553
DOI10.1007/978-0-387-48977-3zbMath1125.01001MaRDI QIDQ858553
Publication date: 10 January 2007
Published in: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-48977-3
01-02: Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to history and biography
01A17: History of Babylonian mathematics
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