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Egyptian mathematical fractions, including algorithms, transcriptions of network conversations, and links to other Egyptian mathematical resources.
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Egyptian Fractions The floating point representation used in computers is another representation very similar to decimals. But the ancient Egyptians (as far as we can tell from the documents now surviving) used a number system based on unit fractions: fractions with one...Articles concerning the mathematics of Ancient Egypt, from "MathPages."
http://www.mathpages.com/home/kmath340.htm
Some comments on Egyptian mathematics and the Rhind papyrus.
http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.../~history/Indexes/Egyptians.html
Article from MathWorld describing unit fraction methods.
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/EgyptianFraction.html
An overview of mathematics in Ancient Eygpt. Includes descriptions of the numerals used and of some major papyri.
http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Indexes/Egyptians.html
Information and theories on numbers, mathematics and scientific tools.
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/davel/
Theory that the Pythagorean theorem was developed in Egypt
http://fact.fws1.com