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> In other words, we can solve problems without any advanced math, or with no math at all, as evidenced by the fact that the agyptians were able to build the py
by yazzku 4y ago
> In other words, we can solve problems without any advanced math, or with no math at all, as evidenced by the fact that the agyptians were able to build the pyramids without even knowing Euclidian geometry.
Egyptians. Capital E regardless too.
Also, the Egyptians knew a fair amount of geometry:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_geometry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_geometry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_geometry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_geometry
https://www.britannica.com/science/mathematics/Mathematics-in-ancient-Egypt https://www.britannica.com/science/mathematics/Mathematics-i...
- boris_m 4y ago"...without even knowing Euclidian geometry."
- yazzku 4y agoWhat exactly about Euclidian geometry is it that the Egyptians needed to build the pyramids? Clearly nothing. My point is that this part of the text is just fluff. Engineers have been building shit without having a formal description of that shit for millennia.