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Review of Netz’s New History of Greek Mathematics
Review of Netz’s New History of Greek Mathematics
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Oct 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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Reviel Netz’s New History of Greek Mathematics contains a number of factual errors, both mathematical and historical. Netz is dismissive of traditional scholarship in the field, but in some ways represents a step backwards with respect to that tradition. I argue against Netz’s dismissal of many anecdotal historical testimonies as fabrications, and his “ludic proof” … Continue reading Review of Netz’s New History of Greek Mathematics
Released:
Oct 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (23)
Why Galileo is like Nostradamus: Galileo committed scores of errors in his physics. These are bad in themselves and also undermine Galileo’s claim to credit for the things he did get right. Transcript Nostradamus published a famous book of prophesies in 1555. by Opinionated History of Mathematics