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Weighing Stones in Ancient Mesopotamia

Authors :
Melville, Duncan J.
Source :
Historia Mathematica. Feb2002, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p1. 12p.
Publication Year :
2002

Abstract

The Old Babylonian mathematical tablet YBC 4652 contains a series of related problems stated together with their answers. In this paper, we propose a procedure for determining the solutions to these problems and consider the pedagogy underlying the mathematics. © 2002 Elsevier Science (USA).L'ancienne tablette mathe´matique babylonienne YBC 4652 contient une se´rie de proble`mes avec leurs re´ponses. Dans cet article, nous proposons une proce´dure pour de´terminer les solutions de ces proble`mes et conside´rons la de´marche pe´dagogique sous-jacente aux mathe´matiques. © 2002 Elsevier Science (USA).MSC 1991 subject classification: 01A17. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03150860
Volume :
29
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Historia Mathematica
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
8501593
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1006/hmat.2001.2328