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in ordine sparso: lingue morte, storia antica, solidi platonici, cibo vegetale, vulcani attivi, programmazione differenziabile - he/him, acespec

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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.
November 23, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Io avevo puntato su mastodon, per tutta una serie di motivi mi sembrava (sembra) migliore, ma se si converge qui va bene uguale dai
November 15, 2024 at 12:56 PM