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SUMMARY:Bar Thakatha: How the British Empire Conquered the World with Mathe
 matics
DESCRIPTION:Bar Thakatha\, now in its 11th edition\, invites you to delve i
 nto the surprising true story behind the success of the 'Empire on which t
 he sun never sets.' This insightful talk will reveal how the British Empir
 e's global expansion was fundamentally driven by mathematics\, which once 
 served as a powerful tool for colonization.\n\nThe session will explore th
 ree key areas: the initial voyages to India in pursuit of valuable resourc
 es like cotton\, silk\, and spices\; the ingenious methods of celestial na
 vigation using stars and mathematics in an era before GPS\; and the critic
 al role of trigonometry and logarithms as cutting-edge technologies that w
 ere essential for travelers' livelihoods and sailors' survival.\n\nThis sp
 ecial event features Prin Jongphakdipong\, widely known as 'Math Lao Hai F
 ang' (Math Tells Stories). As the creator of Thailand's largest mathematic
 s YouTube channel with over 300\,000 subscribers\, Prin is an expert in ma
 king mathematics engaging by connecting it with various…
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 4 แขวงคลองตัน เขตคลองเตย กร
 ุงเทพมหานคร 10110\, Thailand
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 ered-the-world-with-mathematics-6de43c90
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