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 ABSTRACT
The early origins of mathematics are discussed, emphasizing those aspects which seem to be of greatest interest from the standpoint of computer science. A number of old Babylonian tablets, many of which have never before been translated into English, are quoted.
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Aaboe, Asger A. Episodes from the Early History of Mathematics. Random House, New York, 1964, 133 pp.
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Neugebauer, O. Mathematische keilschrift-texte. In Quellen und Studien zur Geschichte der Mathematik, Astronomie, und Physik, Vol. A3, Pt. 1, 1935, 516 pp.
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Neugbauer, O. Mathematische keilschrift-texte. In Quellen und Studien zur Geschichte der Mathematik, Astronomie, und Physik, Vol. A3, Pt. 2, 1935, 64 pp. plus 69 reproductions of tablets.
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Neugebauer, O. Mathematische keilschrift-texte. In Quellen und Studien zur Geschiehte der Mathematik, Astronomie, und Physik, Vol. A3, Pt. 3, 1937, 83 pp. plus 6 reproductions of tablets.
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Neugebauer, O., and Sachs, A. Mathematical Cuneiform Texts. American Oriental Society, New Haven, Conn., 1945, 177 pp. plus 49 reproductions of tablets.
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Neugebauer, O. The Exact Sciences in Antiquity. Brown U. Press, Providence, R.I., 1957 (second ed.), 240 pp. plus 14 photographic plates.
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Thureau-Dangin, F. Textes Mathmatiques Babyloniens. E.J. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands, 1938, 243 pp.
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van der Waerden, B.L. Science Awakening. Tr. by Arnold Dresden. P. Noordhoff, Groningen, The Netherlands, 1954, 306 pp.
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