Ancient Babylonians

Ray McCarthy · Jan 29, 2016

Responsible for base 60 numbers, maybe even the idea of Zero (and place system of numbers, the much later Romans had to employ others...)

How the ancient Babylonians used maths to track the path of Jupiter

Ray McCarthy · Jan 29, 2016

Brian G Turner · Jan 29, 2016

New Scientist reported this earlier, suggesting that they had effectively discovered Calculus:
Ancient maps of Jupiter’s path show Babylonians’ advanced maths

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