UNSW solves mathematical mystery

By EducationHQ News Team
Published August 25, 2017

Scientists at a university in Sydney have solved a mystery that's had mathematicians around the world scratching their heads for more than 70 years.

SYDNEY, Aug 25 - Since the discovery of the famous 3700-year old Babylonian clay tablet, known as Plimpton 322, in the ...

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UNSW solves mathematical mystery

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