Extrapolating Plimpton 322

DOI10.1080/07468342.2019.1582990MaRDI QIDQ5383015zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Andrew Simoson

Publication date 19 June 2019

Published in The College Mathematics Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1080/07468342.2019.1582990

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of Babylonian mathematics (01A17)

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