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Mathematik in Altägypten

In: Mathematik im Vorderen Orient

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  • Dietmar Herrmann

    (FH München)

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Zusammenfassung Ein kurzer historischer Abriss verschafft einen Überblick über die wechselvolle Geschichte Altägyptens, das stets ein Angriffsziel der benachbarten Völker in Anatolien und Mesopotamien war. Es schließt sich eine Schilderung der literarischen Welt der altägyptischen Schreiber an, die ja die Schriftgelehrten ihrer Zeit sind. Ihre Erzählungen, Lebensregeln, Gedichte und Tempelinschriften vermitteln den Lesern einen lebendigen Einblick in die ägyptische Geisteswelt. Im Anschluss wird eine Einführung in die ägyptische Mathematik gegeben, insbesondere in das Rechnen mit Brüchen, eine Rechenart, bei der sie ganz eigenen Ideen entwickelt haben. Es folgt eine umfassende Besprechung des mathematischen Schrifttums, das nach Museumsbeständen geordnet, sich handbuchartig darstellt.

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  • Dietmar Herrmann, 2019. "Mathematik in Altägypten," Springer Books, in: Mathematik im Vorderen Orient, chapter 0, pages 29-182, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-662-56794-4_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-56794-4_2
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