A new interpretation of Problem 10 of the Moscow Mathematical Papyrus |
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Authors: | Leon Cooper |
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Institution: | 540 Westminster Road, Putney, VT 05346, USA |
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Abstract: | Although much discussed, the original intent of Problem 10 of the Moscow Mathematical Papyrus continues to be an unresolved question. This essay proposes a possible solution to the issue by joining together aspects of two theories on the subject advanced in the 1930s by W. W. Struve and T. E. Peet. From this point of beginning it is shown that the problem’s “basket” may originally have been intended to be understood as being of a specific actual size, thus revealing a set of correlations and insights regarding early Middle Kingdom mathematical capabilities and grain measurement concerns. |
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Keywords: | 01A16 14-03 |
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