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)

Review text

Die Keilschrifttafel BM 34568 aus der Seleukidenzeit enthält als erstes Problem die Aufgabe, die Diagonale eines Rechtecks aus den Seitenlängen zu bestimmen. Zwei verschiedene Lösungswege werden angeboten, und zwar nicht, wie üblich, Rückgriffe auf den Satz des Pythagoras, sondern jeweils eine lineare Relation. Verf. präsentiert zwei Vorschläge, woher diese ungewöhnlichen Lösungsansätze stammen könnten.

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