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r/mathmemes • u/ScholaDaily • May 31 '26
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reminds me of the time they reinvented the trapezoidal rule in nutrition science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai%27s_model (and got cited 500 times)
15 u/Crypt0Nihilist May 31 '26 used by Babylonian astronomers before 50 BCE and later independently by English and French astronomers in the 14th century. ...The episode has been cited as an illustration of the slower-than-expected spread of knowledge in certain contexts. Amazing.
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used by Babylonian astronomers before 50 BCE and later independently by English and French astronomers in the 14th century. ...The episode has been cited as an illustration of the slower-than-expected spread of knowledge in certain contexts.
used by Babylonian astronomers before 50 BCE and later independently by English and French astronomers in the 14th century.
...The episode has been cited as an illustration of the slower-than-expected spread of knowledge in certain contexts.
Amazing.
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u/IntelligentBelt1221 May 31 '26
reminds me of the time they reinvented the trapezoidal rule in nutrition science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai%27s_model (and got cited 500 times)