By Subject > Science and Mathematics > General Science > 10 > The Exact Sciences in Antiquity The Exact Sciences in Antiquity Author: O. Neugebauer Retail Price: $12.95 Availability: In Stock Format: Book Pages: 240 Contents: Click to View Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 1/2 ISBN: 0486223329 EAN: 978-0-486-22332-2 UPC: 8-00759-22332-9 One of the foremost workers in the area of premodern science presents the standard nontechnical coverage of Egyptian and Babylonian mathematics and astronomy and their transmission into the Hellenistic world, including the especially interesting, surprising sophistication of Babylonian mathematics. 52 figures. Ready to Buy? Add this to your cart (you can always remove it later.) Shopping here is Guaranteed Safe! Here's a sample of other Dover titles that may interest your customers. Greek Mathematical Thought and the Origin of Algebra by Jacob Klein Important study focuses on the revival and assimilation of ancient Greek mathematics in the 13th-16th centuries, via Arabic science, and the 16th-century development of symbolic algebra. 1968 edition. Bibliography. read more $16.95 Hellenistic Science and Culture in the Last Three Centuries b.c. by George Sarton Noted scholar's brilliant recapitulation of an especially fertile period for Greek astronomy, physics, mathematics, other sciences. Also illuminating discussions of art, religion, literature, more. "A wonderful book." — Scientific American. read more $13.95