scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3961549

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Authors R. C. Gupta

Publication date 1985

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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