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For those who live in or visit New York City, a little known gem worth checking out is a mini-museum inside the New York Public Library in midtown, next to Brya
by credit_guy 2y ago
For those who live in or visit New York City, a little known gem worth checking out is a mini-museum inside the New York Public Library in midtown, next to Bryant Park. It is a single room, called "Treasures". Here's an illuminated manuscript from the 1300's [1].
[1] https://imgur.com/a/qPnpP40 https://imgur.com/a/qPnpP40
- etrautmann 2y agoPassed by many times and never knew - will definitely check this out!
- credit_guy 1y agoHere's a little treat, if you go there. You may have heard of the Rhind mathematical papyrus [1]. It's a papyrus that's more than 3500 years old which has some math exercises on it. It's the oldest that we have discovered. At this "Treasures" mini-museum you will find a small cuneiform tablet with math exercises that's at least 100 years older than the Rhind mathematical papyrus. There is a Gutenberg bible there. I would say there are at least 10 items more impressive than the Gutenberg bible; I count this tablet as one of those. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhind_Mathematical_Papyrus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhind_Mathematical_Papyrus