The Babylonian Theorem

The Babylonian Theorem
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Publisher : Prometheus Books
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 9781615929337
ISBN-13 : 1615929339
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Book Synopsis The Babylonian Theorem by : Peter S. Rudman

Download or read book The Babylonian Theorem written by Peter S. Rudman and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-01-26 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rudman explores the facisnating history of mathematics among the Babylonians and Egyptians. He formulates a Babylonian Theorem, which he shows was used to derive the Pythagorean Theorem about a millennium before its purported discovery by Pythagoras.


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