The Moscow Mathematical Papyrus, the earliest known... - Historystack

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The Moscow Mathematical Papyrus, the earliest known texts on geometry, appears in Egypt, giving formulas for some geometry problems such as calculating the volume of a truncated pyramid

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Volume of frustum of square pyramid, the 14th problem of the Moscow Mathematical Papyrus (hieratic)

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Milky Way, Solar System, Earth, Science and Technologies, Science, Africa, Bronze Age, History of Egypt, Ancient Egypt, Mathematics, 19th Century BC, Geometry, Papyrus, Moscow Mathematical Papyrus

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