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The mathematicians’ view of Galileo
The mathematicians’ view of Galileo
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37 minutes
Released:
Jan 11, 2020
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Podcast episode
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What did 17th-century mathematicians such as Newton and Huygens think of Galileo? Not very highly, it turns out. I summarise my case against Galileo using their perspectives and a mathematical lens more generally. Transcript I’m going to conclude my case against Galileo with this final episode on this subject. Here’s a little anecdote I found … Continue reading The mathematicians’ view of Galileo
Released:
Jan 11, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (23)
Galileo bad, Archimedes good: Galileo's bumbling attempts at determining the area of the cycloid suggests a radical new interpretation of his scientific opus. Archimedes's work on floating bodies is an example of excellent Greek science that has not been sufficiently appreciated. by Opinionated History of Mathematics