History of algebra
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Algebra can essentially be considered as doing computations similar to those of arithmetic but with non-numerical mathematical objects. However, until the 19th century, algebra consisted essentially o
The Plimpton 322 tablet
One of the oldest surviving fragments of Euclid's Elements, found at Oxyrhynchus and dated to circa 100 AD (P. Oxy. 29). The diagram accompanies Book II, Proposition 5.
A proof from Euclid's Elements that, given a line segment, an equilateral triangle exists that includes the segment as one of its sides
Hellenistic mathematician Euclid details geometrical algebra.
History of mathematics
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The history of mathematics deals with the origin of discoveries in mathematics and the mathematical methods and notation of the past. Before the modern age and worldwide spread of knowledge, written e
Geometry problem on a clay tablet belonging to a school for scribes; Susa, first half of the 2nd millennium BC
Image of Problem 14 from the Moscow Mathematical Papyrus. The problem includes a diagram indicating the dimensions of the truncated pyramid.