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Ishango bone
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The Ishango bone, discovered at the "Fisherman Settlement" of Ishango in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a bone tool and possible mathematical device that dates to the Upper Paleolithic era.
The Ishango bone on exhibition at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
The Ishango bone on exhibition at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
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
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A proof from Euclid's Elements (c. 300 BC), considered the most influential textbook of all time
A proof from Euclid's Elements (c. 300 BC), considered the most influential textbook of all time
Geometry problem on a clay tablet belonging to a school for scribes; Susa, first half of the 2nd millennium BC
Geometry problem on a clay tablet belonging to a school for scribes; Susa, first half of the 2nd millennium BC
The Babylonian mathematical tablet Plimpton 322, dated to 1800 BC
The Babylonian mathematical tablet Plimpton 322, dated to 1800 BC
Image of Problem 14 from the Moscow Mathematical Papyrus. The problem includes a diagram indicating the dimensions of the truncated pyramid.
Image of Problem 14 from the Moscow Mathematical Papyrus. The problem includes a diagram indicating the dimensions of the truncated pyramid.