Humans started counting tens of thousands of years ago, but when did they begin figuring out advanced arithmetic, algebra and even calculus?

What's the difference between a product rating of 3.5 displayed with stars versus Arabic numerals? It might very well be the difference between a 4 and a 3 rating in the eyes of the consumer ...

Most of us have seen Roman numerals before. Some of us even remember what they mean. But this quiz isn’t just about reading them. You’ll get a mix of questions—some will ask you to convert ...

Cuneiform tablets from ancient Mesopotamia cover a range of topics, from exorcising ghosts to uncovering the location of Noah’s Ark. Cuneiform tablet, c. 2nd–1st century B.C.E., Mesopotamia ...

Other chapters explore cuneiform script (the world’s first known writing), cities, leadership, education (including some of the earliest doodles by bored students), early scientific developments ...

A COMPREHENSIVE work on Babylonian mathematics in English has long been wanted. Apart from a few isolated articles in periodicals, the only material available hitherto was in German. The texts ...

They authored massive archives of cuneiform tablets containing numerous ancient languages and sacred rituals. Their kings benefited from trade routes that reached far beyond the Hittite homeland ...