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by Peter S. Rudman

Rudman explores the facisnating history of mathematics among the Babylonians and Egyptians. He formulates a Babylonian Theorem, which he shows was used to derive the Pythagorean Theorem about a millennium before its purported discovery by Pythagoras.


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Peter S. Rudman (Tel Aviv, Israel), a retired professor of physics at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, is the author of How Mathematics Happened: The First 50,000 Years, which was selected in 2008 as an Outstanding Academic Text by the American Library Association.

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  • Title The Babylonian Theorem: The Mathematical Journey to Pythagoras and Euclid
  • Author Peter S. Rudman
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 248
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Prometheus Books
  • Date 2010-01-26
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781591027737 / 159102773X
  • Weight 1.02 lbs (0.46 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.25 x 6.25 x 1 in (23.50 x 15.88 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
    • Cultural Region: North Africa
  • Library of Congress subjects Euclid, Pythagoras
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009039196
  • Dewey Decimal Code 510.935

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Citations

  • Choice, 09/01/2010, Page 0
  • Scitech Book News, 06/01/2010, Page 17

About the author

Peter S. Rudman (Tel Aviv, Israel), a retired professor of physics at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, is the author of How Mathematics Happened: The First 50,000 Years, which was selected in 2008 as an Outstanding Academic Text by the American Library Association.
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