An alternative to the Pythagorean rule? Reevaluating problem 1 of cuneiform tablet BM 34 568

DOI10.1016/J.HM.2007.11.001MaRDI QIDQ950253zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Carlos H. B. Gonçalves

Publication date 22 October 2008

Published in Historia Mathematica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2007.11.001

zbMATH Keywords

BabyloniaBM 34 568historiography of mathematicsMesopotamiaPlimpton 322Pythagorean triplesSeleucid period

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of Babylonian mathematics (01A17)

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• La tablette babylonienne A0 17264 du Musée du Louvre et le problème des six frères

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