page_title: History of mathematics
hierarchical_section_title: History of mathematics
caption_attribution_description: English: Plimpton 322, Babylonian tablet listing pythagorean triples العربية: لوحة بابلية (رقم طيني) تحتوى على جداول رياضية، يعود تاريخها إلى ما يقارب ألف وثمان مائة عام قبل الميلاد اسمها بليمتون 322.
context_page_description: History of mathematics is how mathematics has developed over time. Early maths by Babylonians and Egyptians was built upon by Greeks such as Euclid, Archimedes, Pythagoras and Eratosthenes. Other important figures include Fibonacci, Descartes, Leonhard Euler, Blaise Pascal and Gauss.
context_section_description: History of mathematics is how mathematics has developed over time. Early maths by Babylonians and Egyptians was built upon by Greeks such as Euclid, Archimedes, Pythagoras and Eratosthenes. Other important figures include Fibonacci, Descartes, Leonhard Euler, Blaise Pascal and Gauss.
caption: The Babylonian mathematical tablet Plimpton 322, dated to 1800 BC.
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