13 OCT 2013 by ideonexus
Trigonometry on the High Seas
The Importance of Mathematics in Seafaring > Similarity > The Origin of TrigonometryEarly sailors had to be excellent mathematicians.
Folksonomies: history mathematics
Folksonomies: history mathematics
23 JAN 2013 by ideonexus
Waves in History and Light
The Rhythms of Nature > Similarity > The Universe is Made Up of Two Kinds of WavesWaves in the strata shed light on our history as the waves that make up everything shed light on the now.
23 JAN 2013 by ideonexus
History in Waves
Richard Feynman Describes the Waves Running Through Our Environment > Similarity > The Rhythms of NatureWaves travel across the universe in radiation, describing celestial objects we cannot see, and waves put layers in rock, describing times past.
23 JAN 2013 by ideonexus
Natural History in Waves
The Many Waves and How They Interact in the Ocean > Similarity > The Rhythms of NatureCarson and Barell observing the waves in nature.
19 APR 2011 by ideonexus
Newton Saw the Moon Falling, Not an Apple
It Wasn\'t the Apple that Newton Used to Discover Gravity > Emphasis > Newton Saw that the Moon is FallingHe extended the force pulling the apple to the ground and extended it to the moon.