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Mathematics and Measurement (Reading the Past, Vol. 2)
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Manufacturer: University of California Press
Author: Oswald Ashton Wentworth Dilke
Binding: Paperback
Publication Date: 1987-05-22
Publisher: University of California Press
Label: University of California Press
Number Of Pages: 63
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This fully illustrated book outlines the ancient systems of mathematics and measurement and describes how they were used in mapping, surveying, telling time, trade and commerce, as well as in leisure pursuits such as games and puzzles, and in the occult.
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An overview to the subject material 2001-09-27
This book attempts to cover A LOT of ground in 60 pages. I really fault the publishers for not allowing him to write and elaborate more on the subjects. It contains the absolute essentisls of understanding how mathematic notation and methods of measuring came about. The additional explanatory material is very consise and little erratic because of space requirements. Personally, the most useful thing I found in it wre the tables of measurements (such as cubits, palms, digits, etc.) and how they approximate to the modern metric system. I also found it to be a good primer for more thorough books such "The Exact Sciences in Antiquity" or "Science Awakening".
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