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Plimpton 322 and Old Babylonian Trigonometry - History of Mathematics 34

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This lecture examines Old Babylonian geometry and the interpretation of Plimpton 322 as a trigonometric table based on a non-angle-based approach. It contrasts this approach with classical trigonometry’s origins in astronomy.

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Introduction to Plimpton 322
Geometry of the Old Babylonians
Neuegebauer & Sachs fundamental discovery
The Diagonal rule
Classical Trigonometry- Origins in astronomy as angle based rotation of earth

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