Egyptian Mathematics Papyri
There are two primary sources and a number of secondary sources on Egyptian Mathematics. The primary sources are the Rhind (or Ahmes) Papyrus and the Moscow Papyrus, and between them they contain 112 problems with solutions. Among the secondary sources are three payri from ~1800 BC: Egyptian Mathematical Leather Roll (a table of 26 decompositions of unit fractions); the Berlin Papyrus (two problems of simultaneous equations - one of the 2nd degree); the Reisner Papyrus (volume calculations).
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In Search of Myths and Heroes
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The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The story of a king who seeks to have power over all—his people, the gods, and death itself. He learns after many trials that immortality comes only in the legacy we leave after our death.
The story of a king who seeks to have power over all—his people, the gods, and death itself. He learns after many trials that immortality comes only in the legacy we leave after our death.
Legacy: The Origins of Civilization
Historian Michael Wood's documentary series travels the globe to trace the origins of the tools and lifestyles that led to organized civilization. Wood visits the sites of the world's first cities, as well as early empires such as India and China.
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Egypt: Engineering an Empire
Peter Weller takes audiences back 5,000 years to meet the world's first structural engineers -- the architects of Egypt's great pyramids -- in this presentation that provides a revealing look at the world's first superpower. Bringing ancient civilization to life with cutting-edge digital graphics and interviews with Egyptologists, the program examines these freestanding marvels through the eyes of the pharaohs who commanded their construction.
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