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An Exhibition That Gets to the (Square) Root of Sumerian Math
The celebrated Babylonian mathematical tablet Plimpton 322. More Photos »
By NICHOLAS WADE
Published: November 22, 2010
Papyrus, parchment, paper ... videotape, DVDs, Blu-ray discs — long after all these materials have crumbled to dust, the first recording medium of all, the cuneiform clay tablet of ancient Mesopotamia, may still endure. More

Clay Math Pr0n

Date: 2010-11-23 05:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] minnehaha.livejournal.com
We all use base-60 every day: what's four-and-a-half minutes plus ninety seconds?

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Let me...

Date: 2010-11-24 02:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lsanderson.livejournal.com
Get Excel up and running...

Re: Let me...

Date: 2010-11-24 07:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] minnehaha.livejournal.com
Math is hard.

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