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Has anyone found the source for that tablet? All I have found is this: >Note that quite a few descriptions on Babylonian tablets seem to cite a translation of
by Vt71fcAqt7 3y ago
Has anyone found the source for that tablet? All I have found is this:
>Note that quite a few descriptions on Babylonian tablets seem to cite a translation of a Pythagorean algorithm from a ca. 1900BC tablet by a Dennis Ramsey – I have not been able to find the original source of this anywhere.[0]
The linked arctile cites wikipedia and bible-history.com. This book[1] misquotes the supposed tablet as being ycb 7289, probably because these tablets are referenced next to each other on wikipedia.
This[2] website says it's in the British museum.
[0]https://craftofcoding.wordpress.com/author/spqr/ https://craftofcoding.wordpress.com/author/spqr/
[1]https://books.google.com/books?id=XDBCEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT257&lpg=PT257&dq=%224+is+the+length+and+5+is+the+diagonal.+What+is+the+breadth?+Its+size+is+not+known.+4+times+4+is+16.+And+5+times+5+is+25.+You+take+16+from+25+and+there+remains+9.+What+times+what+shall+I+take+in+order+to+get+9?+3+times+3+is+9.+3+is+the+breadth%22&source=bl&ots=rpq5LBD67m&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj514O-hN-BAxWmvokEHZDhCV0Q6AF6BAgJEAE#v=onepage&q=%224%20is%20the%20length%20and%205%20is%20the%20diagonal.%20What%20is%20the%20breadth%3F%20Its%20size%20is%20not%20known.%204%20times%204%20is%2016.%20And%205%20times%205%20is%2025.%20You%20take%2016%20from%2025%20and%20there%20remains%209.%20What%20times%20what%20shall%20I%20take%20in%20order%20to%20get%209%3F%203%20times%203%20is%209.%203%20is%20the%20breadth%22&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=XDBCEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT257&lpg=...
[2]https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Babylonian_Pythagoras/ https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Babylonian_...
- zestyping 3y agoThe source of the photo is cited in the article: https://personal.math.ubc.ca/~cass/Euclid/ybc/ybc.html https://personal.math.ubc.ca/~cass/Euclid/ybc/ybc.html This site has a detailed analysis and explains that it's from the Yale Babylonian Collection.
- Vt71fcAqt7 3y agoI am refering to this quote: >4 is the length and 5 the diagonal. What is the breadth ? Its size is not known. 4 times 4 is 16. 5 times 5 is 25. You take 16 from 25 and there remains 9. What times what shall I take in order to get 9 ? 3 times 3 is 9. 3 is the breadth. That doesn't appear to be in your link – am I wrong? I only see numbers there and it appears to be talking about something else entirely.