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arxiv: math/9905186 · v1 · submitted 1999-05-29 · 🧮 math.HO

On the babylonian method of extracting root squares

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We discuss the babylonian method of extracting the root square of a number, from the point of view of modern mathematics. We also speculate that the babylonian mathematics was rich enough for a generalization of this method, despite the lack of general statements and justified procedures in their mathematics.

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