Ancient Egyptian mathematics in the early 20th century: a mathematical view from Kiel, 1926

In December 1926, the historian of mathematics Otto Neugebauer, then at the very beginning of his career, gave a seminar to mathematicians at the University of Kiel on the subject of ancient Egyptian fraction-reckoning. The content of Neugebauer's lecture was drawn from his doctoral dissertatio...

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Main Authors: Hollings, CD, Parkinson, RB
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2024