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Ancient Egyptians' Mathematical Ingenuity, Written on Papyrus - NYTimes.com - 14 views

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shared by Garrett Eastman on 10 Dec 10 - No Cached
  • Garrett Eastman on 10 Dec 10
     
    Describes the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus of Ancient Egypt, containing some 85 mathematical puzzles, some of which have (relatively) modern descendants
  • MariaDroujkova on 12 Dec 10
     
    Glad they interviewed our Milo!
Garrett Eastman

Nonfiction Review: A Strange Wilderness: The Lives of the Great Mathematicians by Amir ... - 9 views

www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4027-8584-9

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shared by Garrett Eastman on 25 Oct 11 - No Cached
  • Garrett Eastman on 25 Oct 11
     
    Prolific science writer Aczel offers a grab bag of biographical sketches of important mathematicians: starting with the "rope-pullers" in ancient Egypt, who determined property lines for farmers
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