Diagrams in ancient Egyptian geometry. Survey and assessment

DOI10.1016/j.hm.2009.02.004zbMath1184.01005OpenAlexW129992836MaRDI QIDQ1045846

Gregg De Young

Publication date: 16 December 2009

Published in: Historia Mathematica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2009.02.004

zbMATH Keywords

diagramsEgyptian geometry

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of Babylonian mathematics (01A17) History of Egyptian mathematics (01A16)

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