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Intellectually Curious

Babylonian Math: Clay Tablets, Base-60, and the Seeds of Modern Calculation

14 min17 december 2024
A deep dive into ancient Mesopotamian mathematics—from sexagesimal arithmetic and ready-made tables to quadratic methods and the Pythagorean triples on Plimpton 322. We'll explore their astronomical computations, early ideas of pi, and how these ideas echo in today’s timekeeping and geometry, highlighting the scholars who unlocked these mysteries.


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