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Publicēts: 01.12.1996.
Valoda: Angļu
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  • Eseja 'Ancient Egyptian Mathematics', 1.
  • Eseja 'Ancient Egyptian Mathematics', 2.
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The Ancient Egyptians had a very advanced mathematical system. They could add, subtract, multiply, and divide. They could find the area of a field and do basic algebra. They had textbooks to teach you math like the one Ahmes the Moon Born wrote called How to Obtain Information About All Things Mysterious and Dark (Also known as the Rhind Papyrus). They had Nilo-meters to measure the inundation of the Nile, a weight system to weigh grain, and a measuring system to measure fields. The main thing they didn't have was place value.
I will start with arithmetic. The Egyptian arithmetic was much…

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