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.
Opinionated History of Mathematics
December 27, 201828m 17s
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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. Some people like to praise him for having predicted the future. Allegedly he foresaw all kinds of things … <a href="https://intellectualmathematics.com/blog/why-galileo-is-like-nostradamus/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Why Galileo is like Nostradamus</span></a>