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050 00 $aQA30.3$b.R63 1990
082 00 $a510/.932$220
049 $aMAIN
100 1 $aRobins, Gay.
245 14 $aThe Rhind mathematical papyrus :$ban ancient Egyptian text /$cGay Robins & Charles Shute.
260 $aNew York :$bDover,$c[1990?]
300 $a[60] pages, 24 pages of plates :$billustrations (some color) ;$c25 cm
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500 $aReprint. Originally published: London : British Museum Publications, ©1987.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (page 60).
505 0 $aHistory of the papyrus -- General description -- Numerals and units of measurement -- Multiplication and division -- Addition of fractions and summing to 1 -- Doubling of unit fractions -- Division of numbers by 10 -- Solution of equations and related tables -- Unequal distribution of goods and other problems -- Squaring the circle -- Rectangles, triangles and pyramids -- Value, fair exchange and feeding -- Diversions.
520 $a"The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus is the oldest textbook of its sort in the world. Found in Thebes in the 1850s it dates back in its origins to the age of the great pyramid-builders. The ancient Egyptians were superb arithmeticians, with enough understanding of geometry and trigonometry to make their architectural triumphs possible. Their work was later to inspire the more theoretical achievements of the Greeks. From the papyrus we learn how young pupils were subjected to a rigorous training in the manipulation of numbers that enabled the fully-fledged scribe to control not only the design and construction of huge monuments but also the more mundane activities of everyday life. Some of their methods are similar to those of today; others have been superseded but nevertheless retain a fascination of their own. Scholars still argue as to how the Egyptians obtained certain of their results: the authors provide a number of new interpretations and set out controversial matters so that the reader can decide for himself."-- Back cover.
590 $bArchive
630 00 $aRhind papyrus.
630 07 $aRhind papyrus.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01359259
650 0 $aMathematics, Egyptian.
650 7 $aMathematics, Egyptian.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01012361
700 1 $aShute, Charles.
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