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Kristina Killgrove

Babylonian tablet preserves student's 4,000-year-old geometry mistake

Small round cuneiform tablet with writing and a triangle.

Name: Babylonian geometry homework

What it is: A cuneiform mathematical clay tablet with an incorrect answer

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