scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6490090

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Authors Jens Høyrup

Publication date 6 October 2015

zbMATH Keywords

Babylonian algebracuneiformquadratic equationssexagesimal system

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to history and biography (01-01) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to history and biography (01-02) History of Babylonian mathematics (01A17)

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