Opinionated History of Mathematics
Galileo’s theory of tides
January 17, 2019
Galileo dismissed the notion that the moon influences the tides as “childish” and “occult.” Instead he argued that tides are a kind of sloshing due to the motion of the earth. This very poor theory is inconsistent with several of his own scientific pri...
History of mathematics research with iconoclastic madcap twists
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