The mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam: a sourcebook 

 - Princeton  Princeton University Press  2007 
 - xiv, 685 p. 
<br/><br/> This pioneering work provides English translations of mathematical texts from each of these regions and cultures, and a better understanding of their contributions to mathematics. There are nuggets of information difficult to find elsewhere. The use of non-mathematical sources, particularly letters and administrative documents from Egypt and Mesopotamia, reveals the practical applications of mathematics and the scribes who composed and used the documents...An essential resource for anyone wishing to know more about how the mathematics of the different regions influenced and shaped the development of world mathematics. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780691114859 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mathematics - Ancient - Sources<br/>Mathematics - History - Sources
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>510.9