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Publication date: 1972
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linear equationsproportionspyramidsEgyptian mathematical papyriprogressionscircle areaEgyptian weights and measurestwo-thirds table for fractious
Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to history and biography (01-02) History of mathematics of the indigenous cultures of Europe (pre-Greek, etc.) (01A15)
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