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Heliocentrism in antiquity

Heliocentrism in antiquity

FromOpinionated History of Mathematics


Heliocentrism in antiquity

FromOpinionated History of Mathematics

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Feb 11, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Two thousand years before Galileo, Greek astronomers argued that the heavenly bodies revolve around the sun. Their reasoning involved sophisticated mathematics and sound physical considerations. Transcript Is the earth the center of the universe? Or does it orbit around the sun? The Greeks had some interesting ideas about this. For example, the earth is basically … Continue reading Heliocentrism in antiquity
Released:
Feb 11, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (23)

History of mathematics research with iconoclastic madcap twists