The History of Mathematical Tables
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The History of Mathematical Tables by Martin Campbell-Kelly
The oldest known mathematical table was found in the ancient Sumerian city of Shuruppag in southern Iraq. Since then, tables have been an important feature of mathematical activity and are important precursors to modern computing and information processing. This book contains a series of articles summarising the history of mathematical tables from earliest times until the late twentieth century.
The book itself is the fruit of a very good idea of the British Society for the History of Mathematics, which was to have a conference and then a book on the theme of mathematical tables, and the editors are to be congratulated on a handsome volume on the social history of mathematics* Notes and Records of The Royal Society *
Campbell-Kelly, Martin: - Martin Campbell-Kelly is Reader in Computer Science at the University of Warwick.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198508410 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198508417 |
| Title | The History of Mathematical Tables |
| Author | Martin Campbell-Kelly |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2003-10-02 |
| Number of pages | 372 |
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