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Mathematics and astronomy of Ancient Egypt in ancient sources.

Litovka I.I.
Keywords: Ancient Egypt, mathematics, astronomy, original source, Aristotle, Plato, Proclus, Strabo, Diogenes Laertius, protoscience.
Pages: 44-48

Abstract

The paper deals with the problem of the status and historical role of the Ancient Egyptian protoscience in the field of mathematics and astronomy. Multiple references of the ancient writers about the high level of the development of these sciences in ancient Egypt are taken into account. It is shown that the information from the ancient sources about the Egyptian mathematics and astronomy obviously contradicts the modern historical data, based on the accessible Egyptian original sources.