- An Australian mathematician has just uncovered hidden secrets about an ancient Babylonian tablet that could rewrite math history as we know it. Based on this tablet, Babylonians might’ve discovered a form of trigonometry before the Greeks https://www.inverse.com/innovation/ancient-geometry-babylonian-tablet 15 comments science
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- Mathematical mystery of ancient clay tablet solved | UNSW Newsroom https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/mathematical-mystery-ancient-clay-tablet-solved 41 comments
- Australian mathematician reveals world’s olde | EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/923620 4 comments
- Plimpton 322 - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plimpton_322 0 comments
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