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This stone tablet from 1800-1600 BC shows that ancient Babylonians were able to...
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Here are the first few terms of the sequence. Even the third member is a surprisingly good approximation.
If we put these numbers on a scatterplot, we practically need a microscope to tell the difference from √2 after a few steps.
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One more thing. The YBC 7289 tablet is actually clay, not stone.
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