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Mike Witt replied to the topic September 22: Principia Talk 4: History (part 4) in the forum 2024 Principia Series 12 months ago
I think it might be a good idea to always post the link (we had to scrounge around for it last time).
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John Scott replied to the topic September 15: Principia Talk 3: History (part 3) in the forum 2024 Principia Series 12 months ago
After Stefan’s question about Kepler being excommunicated, I went back to re-read this section from my book on Kepler. I reproduced several pages here for anyone interested. [from Voelkel’s Johannes Kepler and the New Astronomy]
When Kepler arrived in Linz in May 1612, he was emotionally exhausted. The splendid intellectual society in the…[Read more]
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John Scott started the topic September 22: Principia Talk 4: History (part 4) in the forum 2024 Principia Series 1 year ago
I’ll continue with what happens after Kepler’s Epitome of Copernican Astronomy.
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John Scott replied to the topic September 8: Principia Talk 2: History (part 2) in the forum 2024 Principia Series 1 year ago
Stefan asked a question which I wished I had an answer for about how Kepler determined planetary distances in Cosmographic Mystery. (His 3rd “Law” would relate distances to orbital periods, but he didn’t have that principle yet.) It’s possible that the answer can be gleaned from the outlines for the class I took on this subject. Even if not, some…[Read more]
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John Scott started the topic September 15: Principia Talk 3: History (part 3) in the forum 2024 Principia Series 1 year ago
I’ll resume discussion of Kepler writing the manuscript of Astronomia Nova.
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Tina Gilbertson replied to the topic Meeting Updates in the forum 2024 Principia Series 1 year ago
Looking forward to it!
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John Scott started the topic Principia Talks resume September 8 in the forum Announcements 1 year ago
Happy long weekend everyone!
I’ve recovered and I plan to resume talks Sunday September 8. If you have questions or comments, we have a new forum thread where you can post them: https://physicscafe.org/topic/meeting-updates/
We plan to post meeting updates there, so it would be a good thread to subscribe to should any further changes come up. -
John Scott started the topic Meeting Updates in the forum 2024 Principia Series 1 year ago
Subscribe to this thread to learn of changes to our weekly Principia meetings.
Ask questions about the logistics of our meetings here.I plan to resume talks Sunday September 8, 4pm Mountain, 3pm Pacific.
You can click to join sooner, verify your camera is working, and then wait until I let people in.
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Tina Gilbertson replied to the topic YouTube vs BunnyNet in the forum Test Forum 1 year ago
Wow, Bunny.net looks pretty darn good. On my computer, the image is sharper than the YouTube video.
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Mike Witt replied to the topic YouTube vs BunnyNet in the forum Test Forum 1 year, 1 month ago
And this is what John previously posted on YouTube, but I created the the things that links to it, and I’m not sure if I have all the right options here either:
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Mike Witt started the topic YouTube vs BunnyNet in the forum Test Forum 1 year, 1 month ago
Below is what I got from Bunny.new taking all the default options for everything (which included at least two warnings that I ignored):
And this is what John previously posted on YouTube, but I created the the things that links to it, and I’m not sure if I have all the right options here either:
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John Scott started the topic Next talk postponed to August 25 in the forum Announcements 1 year, 1 month ago
I’m postponing the next talk to August 25 to give myself more time to prepare. Sorry to do this.
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John Scott replied to the topic August 11: Principia Talk 1: History in the forum 2024 Principia Series 1 year, 1 month ago
Thanks Tina, I really appreciate that!
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John Scott started the topic September 8: Principia Talk 2: History (part 2) in the forum 2024 Principia Series 1 year, 1 month ago
I will primarily discuss Kepler and Galileo, with the goal of taking us up to Newton beginning to write the Principia.
About joining:
- It appears we can use the same link as last time: https://meet.google.com/wgc-jaqo-zmb.
- I’ve realized you don’t have to wait until 4:00 Mountain / 3:00 Pacific to click “Ask to Join”. Feel free to click that…
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Tina Gilbertson replied to the topic August 11: Principia Talk 1: History in the forum 2024 Principia Series 1 year, 1 month ago
I really enjoyed the August 11th brief history of astronomy before Newton. Looking forward to Lecture 2!
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Mike Witt started the topic Newton’s Principia this coming Sunday in the forum Announcements 1 year, 1 month ago
For those who didn’t reply to the original email, John will be giving a series of talks on Isaac Newton’s Principia beginning Sunday August 11 at 4pm Mountain, 3pm Pacific. He’ll cover history leading up to the Principia followed by a close look at some of the math in the Principia.
For more info, see the forum at htt…[Read more]
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John Scott replied to the topic Limited series on Newton's Principia in 2 weeks in the forum Announcements 1 year, 1 month ago
In case you missed it, I’ll be giving a series of talks on Isaac Newton’s Principia beginning Sunday August 11 at 4pm Mountain, 3pm Pacific. I’ll cover history leading up to the Principia followed by a close look at some of the math in the Principia.
For more info, see the forum at https://physicscafe.org/topic/august-11-principia-talk-1-history/
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John Scott replied to the topic August 11: Principia Talk 1: History in the forum 2024 Principia Series 1 year, 1 month ago
I want to tell you more about what to expect from this series of talks:
These talks are motivated by a project I’ve been working on, which is an online supplement to aid in understanding the logic behind some of Newton’s mathematical arguments. However, if we only discussed math, you’d miss out on a rich and fascinating history which sets the s…[Read more]
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John Scott started the topic August 11: Principia Talk 1: History in the forum 2024 Principia Series 1 year, 1 month ago
To join our talk Sunday, click on this link: https://meet.google.com/wgc-jaqo-zmb
Please do not join earlier than 4pm Mountain, 3pm Pacific. The reason for this is because we’ll be using a different video conferencing system, Google Meet, and seeing if its free version meets our needs. The free version is limited to an hour, so if you join 5 m…[Read more]
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John Doe replied to the topic Testing /activity page issue in the forum Test Forum 1 year, 1 month ago
@mike (again)
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