Mathematics in the Time of the Pharaohs
| Title | Mathematics in the Time of the Pharaohs |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 1972 |
| Authors | Gillings, Richard J. |
| Number of Pages | 286 |
| Publisher | MIT |
| Abstract | In this carefully researched study, the author examines Egyptian mathematics, demonstrating that although operations were limited in number, they were remarkably adaptable to a great many applications: solution of problems in direct and inverse proportion, linear equations of the first degree, and arithmetical and geometrical progressions. |