Quote Originally Posted by araveugnitsuga View Post
Until Newton that is. Where it became the science of calculating how to prevent said blocks from falling when the earth shook a bit, or a strong wind came.
Or so physics teachers claim...
Which is something architects were doing millennia before Newton came around.
After all, the ancient temples of the Greeks are built in an earthquake zone. The cathedrals of medieval Europe reached great heights despite wind and rain, and Angkor Wat is a monumental structure that stands, correction... Floats on the ground water.