Article ID: CBB000651419

Algebra and Geometry in the Old Babylonian Period: Matters Concerning Reeds (2005)

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One of the mathematical topics examined in the Old Babylonian period consisted of calculating the size of a reed which was used to measure either a longitude or the perimeter of a rectangle or trapezium. These subjects were solved, probably, applying the geometric construction called completing the square. In this paper, we analyse the problem texts on the tablets AO 6770 (5), Str 368, VAT 7532, and VAT 7535.

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Authors & Contributors
Yusta, Piedad
Muroi, Kazuo
Proust, Christine
Zhao, Jiwei
Wang, Peng-yun
Robson, Eleanor
Concepts
Mathematics
Geometry
Tablets; papyri
Primary literature (historical sources)
Astronomy
Eclipses; transits; occultations; conjunctions
Time Periods
Ancient
Places
Middle and Near East
Mesopotamia
Greece
India
Sumer
Babylon (extinct city)
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