Unraveling the Secrets of Inca Science and Its Impact on the World

They also used astrological cycles to aid in planting and harvesting and developed two calendars that are as precise as those we use today. The ... The Antikythera mechanism, a kind of analogous computer working with a differential gear, and the astrolabe both show great refinement in astronomical science. The Maya Civilization • One of the famous civilizations that lasted for approximately 2000 years. Based on the layout of Machu Picchu and the research and exploration that has been conducted there, the ancient Incan engineers had an advanced understanding of ... At the heart of these remarkable social and technological advances is the khipu (or quipu), a data recording device using knotted and colored ... ... have occurred because of subsequent Inca policy and occupation (table S1, fig. ... Pawlyta, S. W. Manning, When did the Incas build Machu Picchu ... In sciences, as in the arts, the Incas tended to adapt the special skills of the states they had conquered and improve upon them. Semih Koray received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Boğaziçi University in 1980. He has several articles published in journals such as Social ... Inca technology and architecture were highly developed, although not strikingly original. Their irrigation systems, palaces, temples, and ... The Inca Empire (1438–1533) had its own spoken language, Quechua, which is still spoken by about a third of the Peruvian population. It is believed that the ...