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For years, English scientist Isaac Newton and German philosopher Gottfried Leibniz both claimed credit for inventing the mathematical system sometime around the end of the seventeenth century.

Now, a team from the universities of Manchester and Exeter says it knows where the true credit lies — and it's with someone else completely.

The "Kerala school," a little-known group of scholars and mathematicians in fourteenth century India, identified the "infinite series" — one of the basic components of calculus — around 1350."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/calculus-created-in-india...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala_School_of_Astronomy_and...

knowThySelfxon Indian nuclear power plant’s network was hacked, officials confirm

Is that why the LTTE killed the Indian Prime Minister?

knowThySelfxon 3D graphics rendering pipeline. Implemented in JavaScript. Run in a terminal

Sometimes I think TS was made for Java/C# crowd coming to JS. TS is clean, have to agree. But not much of a fan.

This project is awesome though.

knowThySelfxon Imran Khan: The World Can’t Ignore Kashmir. We Are All in Danger

This will give you a picture of how Kashmiri youths where radicalized and poisoned by years of propaganda and turned into fighters for Pakistan.

With the current situation, a plebiscite is out of question.

knowThySelfxon Imran Khan: The World Can’t Ignore Kashmir. We Are All in Danger

http://www.indiandefencereview.com/spotlights/op-topac-the-k...

Read about: "Pakistan's Aims and Plans"

knowThySelfxon India’s Messy Electric Vehicle Revolution

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/polluti...

"The compressed natural gas run buses are harmful for humans as they emit "nanocarbon" particles which can cause cancer, according to a study conducted by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

Though the study was conducted on a very limited sample size in Delhi, CSIR took the findings seriously owing to the health hazard it poses to humans and alerted the central government for further follow up, CSIR's director general Dr MO Garg said on Thursday."

Could it breach Blood Brain Barrier? https://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=19339.php

"Another route by which nanoparticles can enter the brain is via the olfactory nerve, circumventing the blood-brain barrier. The olfactory nerve (nervus olfactorius) has a direct connection to the brain by way of its long processes (axons). It is therefore conceivable that inhaled nanoparticles enter the olfactory nerve and are transported to the brain along the axons"

It says nanoparticles. Not sure nano carbon is included in it.

knowThySelfxon Gödel's Ontological Proof

Well, what is existence and nonexistence in this sense? Something which we can measure and see or something which we do not know of because we cannot measure it?

knowThySelfxon How is it like to be a dev in Iran

Yeah I was aware of this. Didn't state it here since I thought most of the people here are intelligent enough to understand what really happened. I saw a few here trying to play the "timeline" game (like you stated about the time frame). To what end?

EDIT - Does not mean you are playing this timeline game. I meant a few others.

knowThySelfxon How is it like to be a dev in Iran

One side of the story. But the thing is, intelligent people will want to know why?

knowThySelfxon How is it like to be a dev in Iran

>> We are talking about a country funding lots of militant groups that kill lots of people

I wish it was so one sided like we wish to paint it here. But starting a thread about this will only contribute to a never ending discussion thread. There is no moral high ground here. What we can do is to step away from this madness and try to make a general sense of it. All this warmongering is unneeded.

knowThySelfxon How is it like to be a dev in Iran

I do not know how others feel. But I feel resentment towards embargoes (and calling their poodle countries to follow suite) placed on other countries just because they don't tow your line. Going to Iran's backyard and threatening them and then cry when they retaliate (a pretext to start war)...its so...pathetic. In fact most of the 20th century wars were started using this kind of baiting.

knowThySelfxon Fat, Not Meat, May Have Led to Bigger Hominin Brains

I know it will be considered pseudoscientific. I've used it and had positive results. What I am posting here is based on my own experience and observation from living here in India. I didn't come here advocating it. Just stating what I experienced. It may not always have a scientific basis in the modern sense.

knowThySelfxon Fat, Not Meat, May Have Led to Bigger Hominin Brains

Speaking from experience here. I live in India and have experienced it first hand.

knowThySelfxon Fat, Not Meat, May Have Led to Bigger Hominin Brains

Does this mean Ghee is generally not used in WB? Sure there will be local variations due to a variety of factors - invasion of other cultures (islamic, christian, chinese etc) The Ghee thing does have its general influence in Indian culture.

knowThySelfxon Fat, Not Meat, May Have Led to Bigger Hominin Brains

Ghee is considered "Brain food" in Indian culture. It is included in many food items and also in Ayurvedic Meds.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/amp39Gheeamp39-and-its-m...

knowThySelfxon Quantum Monism Could Save the Soul of Physics

Quantum Mechanics always makes me wonder about "reality". Its very exciting.

knowThySelfxon Gender pay gap shrinks when companies disclose wages

I agree its not easy to quantify wage rates. It is highly context dependent. The valuation depends on many things. Still gender should not be the parameter since valuation depends on an individuals performance.

knowThySelfxon Gender pay gap shrinks when companies disclose wages

Shouldn't remuneration depend on the amount of work done? Gender issue shouldn't come into it.

knowThySelfxon Is Matter Conscious? (2017)

"Maybe matter is made from waves/vibration could be more plausible?" Thinking about Quantum Double Slit Experiment and such.

knowThySelfxon Is Matter Conscious? (2017)

Even Time is a variable construct - affected by Gravity (Time Dilation etc)

knowThySelfxon Internet Hall of Fame Paul Vixie Says Chromecast DNS "Bogus as hell"

When something happens to Google, the CEO will be the fall guy. With the owners getting away hiding behind the parent company.

knowThySelfxon Regulate Facebook and Twitter? The Case Is Getting Stronger

The problem is that FB and Twitter has become a regulating entity in themselves - often with a political slant.

knowThySelfxon Is huh a universal word? (2013)

In Malayalam its "eh" as well.