thread on history of calculus, in this thread i will trace origin of calculus in most unbiased way possible

The fundamental ideas of calculus arose from the logical difficulties encountered by ancient Greek mathematicians in their efforts to relate continuous concepts, such as the ratios of lines, to discrete numbers The recognition of the need for concepts to handle incommensurable magnitudes (like the diagonal and side of a square), stemming from the work of the Pythagoreans, is considered the earliest starting point (terminus a quo) in the development of the concepts of calculus. This discovery exposed the inadequacy of the Pythagorean view of identifying the realm of number with that of geometry or continuous magnitude, forcing them to abandon the attempt to unite the two fields.

Thread debunking one of the worst history accounts on twitter.

Callisthenes never reached india he was executed by Alexander months before his india campaign. So, how is william jones saying this,? Let's talk about the source from which william jones is taking this.

https://twitter.com/JoeAgneya/status/1899794435459916044

William Jones is essentially quoting a Persian text by name dabistan written by Munshin fazi. This book was in circulation in india in 18th century. But there is a crucial problem with this argument.
1. Dabistan isn't a primary source.
2. It draws heavily from previous persian

A new kind of bakchodi I am hearing from panjeets is that india is very safe for women. There are many problems with this
1. Indian crime statistics are highly unreliable probably the worst in the world, so much that it can't even be used in a serious study. India uses a method


Called most heinous crime so if during rape girl is physically badly beaten it goes into "assault" category not rape.
2. India doesn't have laws against marital rape. according to NHFS 95% of married women suffered sexual violence. Without criminalization of marital rape