Aug 25, 2017
Mathematical mystery of ancient Babylonian clay tablet solved
Mathematical mystery of ancient Babylonian clay tablet solved
UNSW scientists have discovered the purpose of a famous 3700-year old Babylonian clay tablet, revealing it is the world’s oldest and most accurate trigonometric table. _more⇒
Plimpton 322, a 3700 year old Babylonian tablet held in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Columbia University in New York.
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