The Romans did not have Indian numerals. Worse still, they did not have the decimal system. Yet, they produced amazing works of engineering and architecture. How was that possible? It's troubleso...

Nov 25, 2019 · I read a previous question on Roman engineers and I was surprized that nobody referred to the Pantheon: its dome is an unrivalled wonder of architecture. Roads and aqueducts can be built …

Therefore, to avoid a new war and to save their gardens they had to kill Caesar when he came to the Roman Forum to obtain money for this campaign. Thus, Caesar's plan to ensure peace in Europe …

May 25, 2024 · On cover page of Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica write two years, Julii 5, 1686 and "Anno MDCLXXXVII(1687)". What these two years represent?

Feb 24, 2024 · Roman engineers It is a common opinion that Romans did not contribute anything to exact sciences, but did contribute much to engineering. (How can it be otherwise, anyone who has …

Roman engineers It is a common opinion that Romans did not contribute anything to exact sciences, but did contribute much to engineering. (How can it be otherwise, anyone who has been on the territory …

Jun 10, 2015 · While modern technology allows for greater precision in some aspects of construction, such as measurement and engineering calculations, the Pantheon's construction remains a …

Jul 10, 2019 · No, Romans were not at all bad at computations before Arab numerals were introduced to them. In fact, Romans had a perfectly fine way of doing computations that was every bit as good as …

During Ancient Greek and Roman times (when the two shared a lot of culture and scientific knowledge), how was this natural force explained? What was believed to be the cause of gravity?

Jan 15, 2024 · To be sure, decline of mathematics, and of science in general, began several centuries before the decline of the Roman empire, see on this: L. Russo, The forgotten revolution. How …