scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3961549

zbMATH Open0597.01003MaRDI QIDQ3728852FDOQ3728852

Authors: R. C. Gupta 

Publication date: 1985

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zbMATH Keywords

square rootsChuquet's methodHeronian algorithm

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of Greek and Roman mathematics (01A20) History of mathematics in Late Antiquity and medieval Europe (01A35)

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