Humans started counting tens of thousands of years ago, but when did they begin figuring out advanced arithmetic, algebra and even calculus?

Planting depth is key to a successful long-term tree. You want to dig a hole so the root ball sits on undisturbed soil. If you break up the soil in the bottom of the hole, the ball will settle over ...

A COMPREHENSIVE work on Babylonian mathematics in English has long been wanted. Apart from a few isolated articles in periodicals, the only material available hitherto was in German. The texts ...

Ancient civilizations often linked powerful animals like lions to cosmic events, aligning their appearances with eclipses, solstices, or even comets. From Mesopotamia to Egypt, the lion was seen not ...

They found that the ancient star chart actually dates to 355 B.C. — 250 years earlier than previously thought — and that it ...

According to a controversial new study the world's oldest star map, known as the Star Manual of Master Shi, was created in ...

The shift from ancient to modern metropolises often leaves historians and curious minds asking: which are the oldest ...

There is a common perception that science is a modern invention with roots in the ancient Greek world. While the Greeks pioneered the kind of theoretical thinking that characterizes modern science, ...

and laid the foundations for future mathematics and astronomy. For some three thousand years, Mesopotamia remained the preeminent force in the Near East. In 539 BC, however, Cyrus the Great captured ...

Independent Researcher, New York, USA. The Book of Creation is based on an ancient oral tradition of Old Babylonian mathematics carved into cuneiform tablets during the Biblical timeline for Abraham ...

After the euphoria of independence celebrations were over and the economic climate had significantly dampened spirits, the hunger for change became overwhelming, and the UDP finally realized a ...