The Renaissance Mathematicus
An aging freak who fell in love with the history of science and now lives mostly in the 16th century.
- By Thony Christie
- Based in Germany
- Roughly one post per week
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Most recent posts
Although Islamic scholars made substantial contributions to mechanics, astronomy, and especially optics along the road from the Greek ta physika to modern physics, it was in the realm of mathematics that they made what was …
It is quite common that people get asked what they think is the most import development in technology or the most significant technological invention in human history. Apart from the ubiquitous wheel, which is almost …
In a recent excellent video on Hypatia – Myths and History, Tim O’Neill correctly pointed out that the claim that Hypatia created the astrolabe was rubbish, going on to claim that it had existed for …