Mesopotamian square root approximation by a sequence of rectangles

DOI10.1080/26375451.2023.2215652MaRDI QIDQ6546577zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Daniel F. Mansfield

Publication date 29 May 2024

Published in British Journal for the History of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1080/26375451.2023.2215652

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of Babylonian mathematics (01A17)

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