Ancient Babylonian astronomers were way ahead of their time, using sophisticated geometric techniques that until now had been considered an achievement of medieval European scholars. That is the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ancient Babylonian astronomers were way ahead of their time, using sophisticated geometric techniques that until now had been considered an achievement of medieval European ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Clay tablets dating back to between 350 and 50 B.C. have revealed that the Babylonians not only tracked the biggest planet in our solar system but also created the birth of calculus while they were ...

People in ancient Babylon used geometry to calculate the position of Jupiter some 1,400 years earlier than previously thought. (Representational Image) People in ancient Babylon used geometry to ...

Around 450 BCE, Anaxagoras of Clazomenae had some time to think. The Greek mathematician was in prison for claiming the sun was not a god, but rather an incandescent rock as big as the Peloponnese ...

Sophisticated geometry - the branch of mathematics that deals with shapes - was being used at least 1,400 years earlier than previously thought, a study suggests. Research shows that the Ancient ...

The Babylonians were even more mathematically advanced than we thought. A new report published today in the journal Science concludes that the ancient people may have been using geometry to chart the ...

One of four clay tablets dating from 350 to 50 BC featuring the wedge-shaped ancient Babylonian cuneiform script. Credit: Photo: Reuters Ancient Babylonian astronomers were way ahead of their time, ...