“ This mysterious ancient tablet could teach us a thing or two about math,” said Popular Science, adding, “Some researchers say the Babylonians invented trigonometry-and did it better.” National Geographic was a bit more circumspect: “ A new study claims the tablet could be one of the oldest contributions to the study of trigonometry, but some remain skeptical.” Daniel Mansfield and Norman Wildberger certainly did a good job selling their new paper in the generally more staid journal Historia Mathematica. “ Mathematical secrets of ancient tablet unlocked after nearly a century of study,” said the Guardian. You may have seen headlines about an ancient Mesopotamian tablet.
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