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minus-squareUriel238 [all pronouns]linkfedilink11•7 hours agoAstrology was so important to the Greeks, they figured out the elliptical orbits of the planets (up to Jupiter) and how to compute them without calculus.
minus-square@rockSlayerlink11•7 hours agoRight, I’m not denying that. People have always been smart. The problem that calculus solved was the intensely difficult algebra that it replaced
minus-square@affiliatelink3•2 hours agoironically, algebraists are currently trying to replace calculus with more algebra. needless to say, the algebra involved is pretty extreme
Astrology was so important to the Greeks, they figured out the elliptical orbits of the planets (up to Jupiter) and how to compute them without calculus.
Right, I’m not denying that. People have always been smart. The problem that calculus solved was the intensely difficult algebra that it replaced
ironically, algebraists are currently trying to replace calculus with more algebra. needless to say, the algebra involved is pretty extreme