Ancient Babylonians’ Tablets Show Advanced Maths Used to Track Planets

Looks like it’s time to rewrite the history books again — and the math books, while we’re at it. An elementary form of calculus thought to have been discovered some 700 years ago may be three times as old, analysis of ancient Babylonian astronomical artifacts shows. Scholars as early as 350 B.C. appear to have calculated the area under a … Continue reading →