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An Ancient Relation between Units of Length and Volume Based on a Sphere
The modern metric system defines units of volume based on the cube. We propose that the ancient Egyptian system of measuring capacity employed a similar concept, but used the sphere instead. When considered in ancient Egyptian units, the volume of a sphere, whose circumference is one royal cubit, eq...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3314674/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22470489 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033895 |