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Reading the past : mathematics and measurement

Author: O A W Dilke
Publisher: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press ; London : British Museum, 1988, ©1986.
Edition/Format:  Print book : State or province government publication : English
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Describes the systems of mathematics and measurement used in the ancient world and discusses the influence of ancient mathematics on later science.
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Genre/Form: History
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: O A W Dilke
ISBN: 0520060725 9780520060722
OCLC Number: 904355992
Description: pages cm
Responsibility: O.A.W. Dilke.

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