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Go to https://casetify.com/tibees today to get 15% off on your new favourite phone case. Subscribe to my channel to see more videos like this: https://www.youtube.com/user/tibees My previous video about Babylonian math: https://youtu.be/CoVTAAQ41Eg Support me with a monthly donation on Patreon and receive a gift from me and access to my podcast: https://www.patreon.com/Tibees Buy me a coffee (one-off donation): https://ko-fi.com/tibees Sources: A Remarkable Collection of Babylonian Mathematical Texts, Jöran Friberg, Springer (2007): https://www.ams.org/notices/200809/tx080901076p.pdf A great introduction to the number system and tablets by Insights into Mathematics (authors of relevant papers mentioned in this video): https://youtu.be/J5Ug3Cr8RUE Australian mathematician discovers applied geometry engraved on 3,700-year-old tablet: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/aug/05/australian-mathematician-discovers-applied-geometry-engraved-on-3700-year-old-tablet YBC 7289: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YBC_7289 Plimpton 322: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plimpton_322 Original tablet images: https://cdli.ucla.edu/search/search_results.php?SearchMode=Text&requestFrom=Search&PrimaryPublication=&Author=friberg&PublicationDate=&SecondaryPublication=&Collection=&AccessionNumber=&MuseumNumber=&Provenience=&ExcavationNumber=&Period=&DatesReferenced=&ObjectType=&ObjectRemarks=&Material=&TextSearch=&TranslationSearch=&CommentSearch=&StructureSearch=&Language=&Genre=&SubGenre=&CompositeNumber=&SealID=&ObjectID=&ATFSource=&CatalogueSource=&TranslationSource= Website: https://tobyhendy.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tibees Twitter: https://twitter.com/TobyHendy Second channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOZE5llobz3pjPRP69d0Ejg This video is sponsored by Casetify. Note: The 15% off promo code is not applicable to newly-launched products or CASETiFY Co-Labs.