Eleanor Robson and Plimpton 322

A contiguous series of essays refuting Dr. Robson's theses that Plimpton 322 was created from reciprocals or that it was intended as a pedagogical tool. The ancient Babylonian mathematicians were highly sophisticated in their mathematical abilities.

Part 1 - History and Background

Part II - Mathematical Context and Errors

Part III - Mathematical Concepts

Part IV - Mathematical Concepts - Compasses

Part V - Babylonian Mathematics

Part VI - Pythagoreans Through Reciprocal Pairs

Part VII - Fetching Pythagoreans

Part VIII - Generating Regression Lines

Robson's Original Paper:

Neither Sherlock Holmes nor Babylon:

A Reassessment of Plimpton 322

Pythagorean Knowledge in Ancient Babylonia

Derivation of Pythagorean Relationships from the Incircle