History of Ancient Mathematics--Some Reflections on the State of the Art

DOI10.1086/352342zbMath0424.01003OpenAlexW3023974472MaRDI QIDQ3858202

Sabetai Unguru

Publication date: 1979

Published in: Isis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1086/352342

zbMATH Keywords

ancient mathematicsreflections on state of art

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of Greek and Roman mathematics (01A20) History of Babylonian mathematics (01A17)

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