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Mediaeval Muslims made stunning math breakthrough
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| 22-Feb-07
| Will Dunham
Posted on 02/22/2007 6:15:51 PM PST by xcamel
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To: Jedi Master Pikachu
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posted on
02/22/2007 6:44:50 PM PST
by
ohioWfan
(PRAY for our President and our troops!!)
To: xcamel
>"Magnificently sophisticated geometric patterns in mediaeval Islamic architecture indicate their designers achieved a mathematical breakthrough 500 years earlier than Western scholars, scientists said on Thursday."Nah, it was just the hashish talking.
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posted on
02/22/2007 6:44:52 PM PST
by
rawcatslyentist
("The liberty we prize is not America’s gift to the world, it is God’s gift to humanity.”GWB-03)
To: xcamel
By the 15th century, decorative tile patterns on these masterpieces of Islamic architecture reached such complexity that a small number boasted what seem to be "quasicrystalline" designs, Harvard University's Peter Lu and Princeton University's Paul Steinhardt wrote in the journal Science. Fine. But what have you done for me lately?
To: xcamel
Pay no attention to the imam behind the curtain.
To: xcamel
Big deal. The world would have figured out advanced math with or without them.
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To: xcamel
fascinating. bump for later reading
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posted on
02/22/2007 6:46:26 PM PST
by
Kevmo
(The first labor of Huntercles: Defeating the 3-headed RINO)
To: xcamel
"Islamic culture flourished beginning in the 7th century, with achievements over numerous centuries in mathematics, medicine, engineering, ceramics, art, textiles, architecture and other areas." And some examples of the achievements in each of these fields would include......?
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posted on
02/22/2007 6:46:58 PM PST
by
norwaypinesavage
(Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by incompetence.)
To: cripplecreek
"Yep. The birth of Mohamhead signaled the long slow death of arab civilization." Hmmm...Interesting coincidence.
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posted on
02/22/2007 6:47:43 PM PST
by
Eagles6
(Dig deeper, more ammo.)
To: Spirochete
We found it. We dug it out of the ground. And we discovered a use for it. My dog is more inventive than arabs.
To: xcamel
Any claim the Arabs have to any advancements in the sciences or arts are nothing more than a part of the cultural theft they ritually engage in when they attack and destroy a civilization. After the Arabs robbed the Persians, the Byzantines and the Hindus of the knowledge they had accumulated, their development pretty much stops.
To: El Gato
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posted on
02/22/2007 6:49:09 PM PST
by
Jedi Master Pikachu
( What is your take on Acts 15:20 (abstaining from blood) about eating meat? Could you freepmail?)
To: Quick or Dead
I tend to believe they all stole from each other, including the first Egyptian and Nubian kingdoms, and some others.
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posted on
02/22/2007 6:50:40 PM PST
by
xcamel
(Press to Test, Release to Detonate)
To: norwaypinesavage
"textiles" Rugs from that region are renown; that at least shouldn't be contested.
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posted on
02/22/2007 6:50:45 PM PST
by
Jedi Master Pikachu
( What is your take on Acts 15:20 (abstaining from blood) about eating meat? Could you freepmail?)
To: xcamel
Oh puh-leeze............spare us.
To: RightOnline
please do. bigotry is ugly.
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posted on
02/22/2007 6:51:40 PM PST
by
xcamel
(Press to Test, Release to Detonate)
To: xcamel
Mediaeval Muslims made stunning math breakthrough (or they were lucky and didn't understand what they were doing)And Modern Muzzles have made...
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posted on
02/22/2007 6:52:07 PM PST
by
Right Wing Assault
("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
To: Quick or Dead
The article is about Islamic, not Arab, patterns, math, etc. Isafen is in Iran.
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posted on
02/22/2007 6:52:12 PM PST
by
Jedi Master Pikachu
( What is your take on Acts 15:20 (abstaining from blood) about eating meat? Could you freepmail?)
To: hotaxe
looks like ithas a lot of bullet holes in it. It was built in 1137. How do you think you'll look in 950 years?
To: Jedi Master Pikachu
They had glass down pretty will too.
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posted on
02/22/2007 6:52:30 PM PST
by
xcamel
(Press to Test, Release to Detonate)
To: Quick or Dead
The article is about Islamic, not Arab, patterns, math, etc. Isfahen is in Iran.
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posted on
02/22/2007 6:52:46 PM PST
by
Jedi Master Pikachu
( What is your take on Acts 15:20 (abstaining from blood) about eating meat? Could you freepmail?)
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