canfakt

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   by canfakt 2y ago

   Firstly, your claim about Stillwell's "conclusion" is a misrepresentation. Stillwell makes no such conclusion about the lack of transmission. In fact, he explicitly states that the Kerala school knew these mathematical series
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   by canfakt 2y ago

   The claim of "extremely thin evidence" for the transmission of Kerala mathematics to Europe by Jesuits is far from accurate. In fact, there's a wealth of circumstantial evidence supporting this possibility. Jesuits were prese
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   by canfakt 2y ago

   I think it’s important to clarify that describing the Babylonian method of estimating the area under a curve using trapezoids as "proto-integration" or "pre-calculus" might be a bit misleading. While their approach demon
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   by canfakt 2y ago

   I encountered this topic a while, back and had a deep look into it, I will be sharing my insights and formed opinion based on the facts that I encountered. @Dx51Q I appreciate your perspective, but I'd like to clarify a few points rega
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   by canfakt 2y ago

   The man was certified genius, here are some more of his contributions to the world - Invention of Zero - Decimal Place-Value System - Astronomical Calculations - Understanding of Negative Numbers here is a good YouTube video on this subjec