Babylonian tablet preserves student’s 4,000-year-old geometry mistake
Call: Babylonian geometry research What it is: A cuneiform mathematical clay tablet with an inaccurate response Where it is from: Inform Ingharra, Kish (Sumer), modern-day Iraq When it was made:…
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Babylonian Map of the World: The oldest known map of the ancient world
The map illustrates how Babylonians viewed the world countless years back. (Image credit: Universal History Archive through Getty Images) Call: Babylonian Map of the World (“Imago Mundi” in Latin) What…
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