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[xmca] the (Square) Root of Sumerian Math
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- Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 11:54:46 -0800
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The historical development of math in this part of the world has been the
topic of some interesting
work on the historical development of human understanding in this domain.
mike
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* SCIENCE * | November 23, 2010
* An Exhibition That Gets to the (Square) Root of Sumerian Math
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Cuneiform clay tablets from Mesopotamia are being exhibited in New York
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