# Babylonian Trigonometry and the Interpretation of Plimpton 322

DevFeed: [Babylonian Trigonometry and the Interpretation of Plimpton 322](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/babylonian-triginometry-36692.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/babylonian-triginometry/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2017-08-25T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [Mathematics](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mathematics.md>), [Math and Logic](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/math-and-logic.md>)

Tags: [insights](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/insights.md>), [mathematics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mathematics.md>), [open](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open.md>), [paper](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/paper.md>)

## AI overview

The article discusses a paper arguing that the Babylonian clay tablet Plimpton 322 represents an exact sexagesimal trigonometric table and may reflect a novel approach to trigonometry. It also notes that other experts consider this interpretation speculative.

## Source excerpt

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