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If you like history and you like tables, these are some of the most historically relevant tables: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonsine_tables https://en.wik

• ecocentrik 2y ago
  Not quite as ancient but still very cool. "Nicolaus Copernicus bought a copy while at the University of Cracow, and cared about it enough to have it professionally bound with pieces of wood and leather.[9] Alexander Bogdanov maintained that these tables formed the basis for Copernicus's development of a heliocentric understanding in astronomy."
  • Cthulhu_ 2y ago
    That's a neat example of how "boring" statistical data / record keeping can lead to great scientific results.
    • 29athrowaway 2y ago
      Scientific theories are models, and models are based on data.