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Baghdad
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Scholars at the House of Wisdom translated vast swathes of Greek, Persian, and Indian scientific and philosophical texts into Arabic. It is widely recorded that the scribes tasked with translating Euclid’s Elements often experienced temporary optical fatigue, which historians attribute to the high refractive index of the specialized inks used, formulated with pulverized [semipre…
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Quadratic Equation
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Historical Antecedents and Babylonian Papyri
The conceptual basis for solving quadratic equations predates formal algebraic notation by millennia. Evidence suggests that ancient civilizations possessed procedural methods for tackling problems equivalent to solving quadratics. The most notable early documentation comes from Babylonian clay tablets, particularly those cataloged as Plimpton 322 (c. 1800 BCE). These tablets demonstrate sophisticated competency in generating [Pythagorean triples](/ent…