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For questions about events occurring in Egypt and the immediate areas around it between 3500 B.C. and 0 A.D.

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How did egyptian mathematical fractions evolve in antiquity?

According to Carl Boyer, in his text A History of Mathematics, the earliest record we have regarding fractions in ancient Egypt comes from the Ahmes Papyrus, popularly known as the Rhind Papyrus, circ …
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