UID:
almafu_9959231239702883
Format:
1 online resource (251 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-283-12094-1
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9786613120946
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90-04-20231-5
Series Statement:
Culture and history of the ancient Near East, v. 48
Content:
The beginnings of written science have long been associated with classical Greece. Yet in ancient Mesopotamia, highly-sophisticated scientific works in cuneiform script were in active use while Greek civilization flourished in the West. The subject of this volume is the astronomical series MUL.APIN, which can be dated to the seventh century BCE and which represents the crowning achievement of traditional Mesopotamian observational astronomy. Writing Science before the Greeks explores this early text from the perspective of modern cognitive science in an effort to articulate the processes underlying its composition. The analysis suggests that writing itself, through the cumulative recording of observations, played a role in the evolution of scientific thought. \'All in all, the authors should be congratulated for this groundbreaking study. Apart from significant new insights into MUL.APIN it has opened up a new avenue for research on ancient scientific texts that is likely to yield further interesting results, particularly if the cognitive analysis is combined with other approaches.\' Mathieu Ossendrijver, Humboldt University
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Preliminary Material /
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Chapter One. MUL.APIN /
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Chapter Two. Writing And Conceptual Change /
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Chapter Three. Terms Of Analysis /
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Chapter Four. MUL.APIN: Text And Analysis /
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Chapter Five. Summary Of Results /
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Chapter Six. Discussion: MUL.APIN, Writing, And Science /
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Chapter Seven. Further Thoughts: The Cognitive Function Of Writing In MUL.APIN /
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Chapter Eight. A Final Word: From List To Axiom /
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Bibliography /
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Appendix One. The Translated Text Of MUL.APIN /
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Appendix Two. The Babylonian Month-Names /
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Appendix Three. Tablet And Line Correspondences With Hunger-Pingree /
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Subject Index /
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Author Index /
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Akkadian And Sumerian Word Index /
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MUL.APIN Text Citation Index /
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-04-20230-7
Language:
English
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