The Mathematical Practice in Ancient Egypt. A Rereading of Problem 10 from Moscow Mathematical Papyrus

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Mathematics, as a social and cultural construct, is not an ahistorical and enduring entity, but is subject to developments and vicissitudes of human communities from which they arose. Therefore, for its historiographical reconstruction, the task of interpretation of the historian is necessary. In th...

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Autor principal: Gerván, Héctor Horacio
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Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Escuela de Historia 2015
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Ethnomathematics
Moscow Mathematical Papyrus
Problem No. 10
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nbt
Etnomatemática
Papiro Matemático de Moscú
Problema 10
Área
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spelling I10-R10-article-125112016-08-16T10:57:37Z The Mathematical Practice in Ancient Egypt. A Rereading of Problem 10 from Moscow Mathematical Papyrus La práctica matemática en el Antiguo Egipto. Una relectura del Problema 10 del Papiro Matemático de Moscú Gerván, Héctor Horacio Ethnomathematics Moscow Mathematical Papyrus Problem No. 10 Area nbt Etnomatemática Papiro Matemático de Moscú Problema 10 Área nbt Mathematics, as a social and cultural construct, is not an ahistorical and enduring entity, but is subject to developments and vicissitudes of human communities from which they arose. Therefore, for its historiographical reconstruction, the task of interpretation of the historian is necessary. In this paper, we propose an interpretation of mathematics in Ancient Egypt based in the theoretical assumptions of cultural history and anthropology of mathematics, which together characterize the research program of Ethnomathematics. For this, we will take as a documentary source of reference to Moscow Mathematical Papyrus. Given the great diversity of problems that arise there, we will focus on one particular type: No. 10, concerning the calculation of the area of a solid figure that in the Egyptian language is designated as nbt. La matemática, como producto social y cultural, no es un ente ahistórico y perenne, sino que está sujeto a los desarrollos y vicisitudes de las comunidades humanas que les dieron origen. Por lo tanto, para su reconstrucción historiográfica, es necesaria la tarea de inter-pretación del historiador. En este trabajo, proponemos una interpretación de la matemática en el Antiguo Egipto basada en los presupuestos teóricos de la historia cultural y de la antropología de la matemática, que, conjuntamente, caracterizan al programa de investigación de la Etnomatemática. Para ello, tomaremos como fuente documental de referencia al Papiro Matemático de Moscú. Dada la gran diversidad de problemas que allí se presentan, nos centraremos en un tipo particular: el número 10, concerniente al cálculo del área de un cuerpo geométrico que, en la lengua egipcia, es designado como nbt.   Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Escuela de Historia 2015-10-17 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuariohistoria/article/view/12511 Anuario de la Escuela de Historia Virtual; Núm. 7 (2015); 1-17 1853-7049 10.31049/1853.7049.v0.n7 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuariohistoria/article/view/12511/12787 Derechos de autor 2015 Anuario de la Escuela de Historia Virtual
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Moscow Mathematical Papyrus
Problem No. 10
Area
nbt
Etnomatemática
Papiro Matemático de Moscú
Problema 10
Área
nbt
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Moscow Mathematical Papyrus
Problem No. 10
Area
nbt
Etnomatemática
Papiro Matemático de Moscú
Problema 10
Área
nbt
Gerván, Héctor Horacio
The Mathematical Practice in Ancient Egypt. A Rereading of Problem 10 from Moscow Mathematical Papyrus
topic_facet Ethnomathematics
Moscow Mathematical Papyrus
Problem No. 10
Area
nbt
Etnomatemática
Papiro Matemático de Moscú
Problema 10
Área
nbt
author Gerván, Héctor Horacio
author_facet Gerván, Héctor Horacio
author_sort Gerván, Héctor Horacio
title The Mathematical Practice in Ancient Egypt. A Rereading of Problem 10 from Moscow Mathematical Papyrus
title_short The Mathematical Practice in Ancient Egypt. A Rereading of Problem 10 from Moscow Mathematical Papyrus
title_full The Mathematical Practice in Ancient Egypt. A Rereading of Problem 10 from Moscow Mathematical Papyrus
title_fullStr The Mathematical Practice in Ancient Egypt. A Rereading of Problem 10 from Moscow Mathematical Papyrus
title_full_unstemmed The Mathematical Practice in Ancient Egypt. A Rereading of Problem 10 from Moscow Mathematical Papyrus
title_sort mathematical practice in ancient egypt. a rereading of problem 10 from moscow mathematical papyrus
description Mathematics, as a social and cultural construct, is not an ahistorical and enduring entity, but is subject to developments and vicissitudes of human communities from which they arose. Therefore, for its historiographical reconstruction, the task of interpretation of the historian is necessary. In this paper, we propose an interpretation of mathematics in Ancient Egypt based in the theoretical assumptions of cultural history and anthropology of mathematics, which together characterize the research program of Ethnomathematics. For this, we will take as a documentary source of reference to Moscow Mathematical Papyrus. Given the great diversity of problems that arise there, we will focus on one particular type: No. 10, concerning the calculation of the area of a solid figure that in the Egyptian language is designated as nbt.
publisher Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Escuela de Historia
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