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[โ€“] c0mbatbag3l 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Interesting, considering observations with a telescope and the development of calculus is what allowed us to understand that the solar system works out like it does via physics and the mathematics that it's based on.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Exactly. Before that it was kinda understandable to think the earth is flat. After, not so much