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We Finally Know The Name of a Revered Maya Astronomer-Mathematician: Sak Tahn Waax

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Researchers at MIT and University of Texas identified Sak Tahn Waax ('White-chested Fox'), a Classic Maya mathematician-astronomer from around 250-900 CE, by deciphering microtexts at the Xultun archaeological site in Guatemala—marking the first time a specific individual's work in mathematics or astronomy from the Classic Maya period has been attributed by name.

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