Re: How to find the greatest of two numbers without using the comparison operators?

On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 16:20:09 +1200, "Pete Dashwood" <dashwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I was referring to the same people who, 5000 years
ago gave us the current 365 day calendar (based on their astronomical
observations), built instruments to measure time and angles around 4500
years ago, documented over 40 constellations which could be used for
navigation 3300 years ago, had many of their accomplishments claimed by
Greeks, (who they influenced immensely...Aristole acknowledged their
superior Astronomical achievements and Pythagoras was tutored by them), and
passed down across thousands of years, through their closed Priesthood,
knowledge that was lost, destroyed (Clement of Alexandria documented at
least four of their books on Astronomy that were in the famous library), and
then re-discovered centuries later.

No more clues... do your own homework. :-)

US Marines destroyed 2,500 year-old Babylonian roads by driving tanks over them, dug
trenches through archeological digs and caused the collapse of one building. They said
they had to destroy the ruins in order to save them (from looters).
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