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Bbc Podcasts: Episode 17: Rhind Mathematical Papyrus 9 Feb 2010
An ancient Egyptian papyrus from around 1550 BC, used to train scribes. It contains 84 different calculations to help with various aspects of Egyptian life, from pyramid building to working out how much grain it takes to fatten a goose....
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Science Friday: How Fibonacci Introduced the World to Numbers
Keith Devlin, the author of the book The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci's Arithmetic Revolution, talks about the history of arithmetic and how Leonardo of Pisa, or Fibonacci, changed commerce and the way arithmetic was done. Aired Aug. 12,...
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