Contrasting aims and approaches in the study of ancient Egyptian mathematics in the 1920$ \text{s}$

DOI10.24033/rhm.240zbMath1525.01003MaRDI QIDQ6050666

Christopher D. Hollings, R. B. Parkinson

Publication date: 19 September 2023

Published in: Revue d'histoire des mathématiques (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

ancient Egyptian mathematicsRhind Mathematical Papyrus

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Historiography (01A85) History of Egyptian mathematics (01A16)

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