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Galileo bad, Archimedes good

Galileo bad, Archimedes good

FromOpinionated History of Mathematics


Galileo bad, Archimedes good

FromOpinionated History of Mathematics

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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Nov 21, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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. Transcript Galileo is the most overrated figure in the history of science. That’s the thesis of Season 1 … Continue reading Galileo bad, Archimedes good
Released:
Nov 21, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (23)

History of mathematics research with iconoclastic madcap twists