by FabWeb Editorial | Apr 19, 2016 | New
A historian has just decoded a mysterious trapezoid from ancient Babylonian astronomical tablets. After analysis of the tablet, it has been concluded that Babylonian astronomers had calculated the movements of Jupiter using an ancient form of geometric calculus. Keep...
by FabWeb Editorial | Mar 5, 2016 | Curious News, New
Oronce Finé’s map, 1536. Wikimedia Commons On some ancient maps, Antarctica is illustrated as a land with no ice, and the other continents are located much differently than they are today. Those are the famous 16th century maps drawn by Piri Reis, Oronce Finé,...
by FabWeb Editorial | Sep 10, 2015 | Curious News, New
How sure are you of your geographical knowledge? Buzzfeed recently put Americans’ geographical knowledge to the test with a survey in which participants had to write in countries’ names on a blank European political map. Unfortunately, they didn’t fare too well, but...