1,650 BCE
Science
Egypt
Rhind Mathematical Papyrus
The scribe Ahmes copied problems on fractions, areas and the slope of pyramids.
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The fullest surviving window into Egyptian mathematics.
Bronze Age
1,650 BCE
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