Ancient Babylonians ‘first to use geometry’
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35431974
Article, Interesting, Publisher, BBC
A new article describing how the Ancient Babylonians used trapeziums (trapezoids) to calculate when Jupiter would appear in the night sky. Covers the user of speed, time and distance.
4 February 2016 Edit: 4 February 2016
- Topics:
- Advanced, Calculus, Integration, Number, Ratio and Rates, Space and Geometry, Quadrilaterals
- Content Type:
- Article, Interesting, Publisher, BBC
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