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Knuth, D.E., "Ancient Babylonian algorithms", Communications of the ACM , 15, 7, July 1972. Google
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page numbers from Knuth, D.E., Selected Papers in Computer Science, Cambridge University Press, 1996, p. 185-203
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errata in Communications of the ACM, 19.2, February 1976.
185 ;;Quote: ancient Babylonian algorithms from 1800-1600 B.C.; "This is the procedure"; no branching
197 ;;Quote: first table in lexicographic order; reciprocals of numbers
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