I’m going to share this with students this week. Very interesting for many reasons! Thanks to @rhymeswithspecimen.bsky.social for reposting. #Edusky #bced
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Moudhy Al-Rashid (she/her)
This is an incorrect calculation of the area of a triangle by a young Babylonian student at school around 1900-1600 BCE, excavated from the ancient city of Kish.
It’s a moment in the history of math, of education, of children, of mistakes, of people being people. I love it.
It’s a moment in the history of math, of education, of children, of mistakes, of people being people. I love it.
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