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India's contributions to mathematics:
It should come as no surprise that the first recorded use of the number zero, recently discovered to be made as early as the 3rd or 4th century, happened in India. Mathematics on the Indian subcontinent has a rich history going back over 3,000 years and thrived for centuries before similar advances were made in Europe, with its influence meanwhile spreading to China and the Middle East.
As well as giving us the concept of zero, Indian mathematicians made seminal contributions to the study of trigonometry, algebra, arithmetic and negative numbers among other areas. Perhaps most significantly, the decimal system that we still employ worldwide today was first seen in India.
With such a significant technical lead, how did they fall behind?
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 22 2017, @11:14PM (2 children)
"With such a significant technical lead, how did they fall behind?"
They have no toilet. You know, if you don't have total and complete control over your porcelain throne in the morning, shit hits the ... whatever/wherever you dump on.
Toilet, the cornerstone of civilization. Even dogs and cats know.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 22 2017, @11:25PM (1 child)
AC, you seem to have poopy issues. Did your toilet training not go so well? Does your own personal backsliding leave skid marks? Do you not know that everybody poops, and that when poop goes "away", well, there actually is no away. Some of the food you eat today is composed of atoms that were poop in the past. Dino poop, batshit poop, in-the-woods bear poop, human and possibly even Indian poop. And you ate it! You poor copraphobic bastard!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 22 2017, @11:44PM
It doesn't go completely away. But it goes far enough away that you aren't walking around in your own shit every day.