The Rhind Papyrus: 100 Loaves, 5 Shares
In short: The Rhind papyrus, a copy made in about 1650 BC by the scribe Ahmes from an older work, is the chief surviving source on how ancient Egyptians calculated, from unit fractions to sharing loaves.
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Sources used in this film: MacTutor History of Mathematics, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews (J J O'Connor and E F Robertson), “Ahmes - Biography”; The Open University (OpenLearn), “Egyptian mathematics”; Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Hieratic numeral | mathematics | Britannica”; The Open University (OpenLearn), “Egyptian mathematics”.
Sources used in this film
- MacTutor History of Mathematics, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews (J J O'Connor and E F Robertson) — Ahmes - Biography · View →
- The Open University (OpenLearn) — Egyptian mathematics · View →
- Encyclopaedia Britannica — Hieratic numeral | mathematics | Britannica · View →
- The Open University (OpenLearn) — Egyptian mathematics · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Ahmes - Biography
- Also: The Open University (OpenLearn): Egyptian mathematics
- Also: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Hieratic numeral | mathematics | Britannica
- Also: The Open University (OpenLearn): Egyptian mathematics
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