An ancient formula is astoundingly accurate. Why didn’t we learn this in school?
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7:22 sqrt 2
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Babylonian tablet YBC 7289
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Babylonian numerals
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Babylonian Method of Computing the Square Root, Olga Kosheleva
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A 3D-print of ancient history
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tecmath video square root
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Square Root Approximations in Old Babylonian Mathematics: YBC 7289 in Context, David Fowler, Eleanor Robson
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Math! Science! History! It Didn’t Belong to Pythagoras
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