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Babylonian multiplication
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Babylonian multiplication formulae
How do we know that the Babylonians used
If one is calculating from a table of squares of the numbers from 1 to the last formula works for the product of any and that are both in the table, i.e. in the range The two earlier formulae require that the sum,, also be in the range What evidence do we have that the Babylonians used the first two formulae, but not the third? Alma Teao Wilson (talk) 21:26, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
Critique on the use of algebra for explanations
Using algebra to explain how babylonians did math suggests they set up equalities and derived new equations from old using an algebraic system This seems unlikely; the likely truth is that they assembled formula that were useful for solving particular problems either by insight or experiment. You need to include actual text or literal translations of their method.Mrdthree 23:58, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
Possible copyright violation.
- I've restored the text on the Chaldeans, most of which came from the Hipparchus article (although I'm not sure about the original sources). The Old Babylonian section however would need to be re-written without directly copying from the History of M