In this carefully researched study, the author examines Egyptian mathematics, demonstrating that although operations were limited in number, they were remarkably adaptable to a great many applications: solution of problems in direct and inverse proportion, linear equations of the first degree, and arithmetical and geometrical progressions.
Mathematics in the Time of the Pharaohs
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Author(s)Richard J. Gillings
PublisherDover Publications
ISBN / ASIN048624315X
ISBN-139780486243153
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank1,166,161
CategoryHistory
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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