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Does infinity exist?

Jan 11, 2022 | West County Blog

Does infinity exist? John D. Barrow This is a surprisingly ancient question. It was Aristotle who first introduced a clear distinction to help make sense of it. He distinguished between two varieties of infinity. One of them he called a potential infinity..

Australian mathematician discovers applied geometry engraved on 3,700-year-old tablet

Aug 9, 2021 | West County Blog

Australian mathematician discovers applied geometry engraved on 3,700-year-old tablet Donna Lu August 4, 2021 Old Babylonian tablet likely used for surveying uses Pythagorean triples at least 1,000 years before Pythagoras Geometry engravings found on Old ..