𝔼𝕩𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕒@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 7 months agoSir Isaac Newton died a virdgin to atone for this sinlemmy.worldimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1403arrow-down145
arrow-up1358arrow-down1imageSir Isaac Newton died a virdgin to atone for this sinlemmy.world𝔼𝕩𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕒@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squarehessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoPythagoras died a ‘thirdgin’ because of this. /s I.e. you don’t even need algebra to use letters.
minus-squareEatYouWell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoThe funny part is that his theorem had already been discovered by an ancient civilization. I want to say the sumarians, but honestly that’s the only one I’m familiar with, so I could be wrong.
minus-squarehessenjunge@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoI would not be surprised if someone thought of that >1000 years before him.
Pythagoras died a ‘thirdgin’ because of this. /s
I.e. you don’t even need algebra to use letters.
The funny part is that his theorem had already been discovered by an ancient civilization. I want to say the sumarians, but honestly that’s the only one I’m familiar with, so I could be wrong.
I would not be surprised if someone thought of that >1000 years before him.