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Heliocentrism in antiquity
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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Feb 11, 2019
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Podcast episode
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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)
Mathematics versus philosophy, then and now: Divergent interpretations of Galileo’s alleged greatness cut across disciplinary divides: mathematics versus philosophy, science versus humanities. Understanding Galileo means dealing with these fundamental tensions. Transcript Those who can’t do, by Opinionated History of Mathematics