Trilobites: Hints of Trigonometry on a 3,700-Year-Old Babylonian Tablet
Scholars have debated for decades the purpose of 60 numbers written on a small clay tablet. Two Australian mathematicians believe they have figured it out. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Mathematics
Topics: figured, believe, mathematicians, Australian, tablet, small, written, numbers, purpose, decades, debated, Scholars, Tablet, Babylonian, 700-Year-Old, Trigonometry, Hints, Trilobites
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/29/science/trigonometry-babylonian-tablet.html?partner=rss&emc=rss