In measure, number, and weight
Subtitle: studies in mathematics and culture
By: Jens Høyrup.
Series: SUNY series in science, technology, and society
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 430
Subjects: Mathematics -- Social aspects.; Mathematics -- History.
Description: Jens Hoyrup, recognized as the leading authority in social studies of pre-modern mathematics, here provides a social study of the changing mode of mathematical thought through history. His "anthropology" of mathematics is a unique approach to its history, in which he examines its pursuit and development as conditioned by the wider social and cultural context.

Hoyrup moves from comparing features of Sumero-Babylonian, Mesopotamian, Ancient Greek, and Latin Medieval mathematics, to examining the character of Islamic practitioners of mathematics. He also looks at the impact of ideologies and philosophy on mathematics from Latin High Middle ages through the late Renaissance. Finally, he examines modern and contemporary mathematics, drawing out recurring themes in mathematical knowledge.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-402) and indexes.