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The Romans had no arabic numerals and no arithmetic - that's why the statics of the buildings were not calculated. So some were over- and others under-dimension
by mro_name 5y ago
The Romans had no arabic numerals and no arithmetic - that's why the statics of the buildings were not calculated. So some were over- and others under-dimensioned.
You only see the over-dimensioned ones. They are still standing today.
- ogogmad 5y agoAre you sure? You can do calculations geometrically with tools like compasses and straight-edges. No need for numerals. Here's a practical way using a compass and straight edge: https://janmr.com/blog/2010/04/arithmetic-by-geometry/ https://janmr.com/blog/2010/04/arithmetic-by-geometry/ Here's a contrived way, but using only a straight edge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Georg_Christian_von_Staudt#Algebra_of_throws https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Georg_Christian_von_Staud...