Article ID: CBB000774901

Another Example of an Implied Pi Value of 3 1/8 in Babylonian Mathematics (2003)

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Authors & Contributors
Yusta, Piedad
Muroi, Kazuo
Proust, Christine
Høyrup, Jens
Britton, John P.
Robson, Eleanor
Concepts
Mathematics
Tablets; papyri
Astronomy
Geometry
Algebra
Primary literature (historical sources)
Time Periods
Ancient
Renaissance
Medieval
21st century
17th century
16th century
Places
Middle and Near East
Mesopotamia
Greece
Sumer
India
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