Writing science before the Greeks : a naturalistic analysis of the Babylonian astronomical treatise MUL. APIN /

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...

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Main Author: Watson, Rita, 1949-
Other Authors: Horowitz, Wayne, 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Akkadian
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Series:Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 48.
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Online Access:CONNECT