Cycle 10 · 23 Dec 2021#10.7 “Postmodern” eco-petty-Nazism: Plato's Gorgias- 2:02:27His clock, an extension of thought rather than of the senses.
Huygens
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Who is this?Christiaan Huygens, Lord of Zeelhem (14 April 1629 – 8 July 1695) was a Dutch mathematician, physicist, engineer, astronomer, and inventor who is regarded as a key figure in the Scientific Revolution. In physics, Huygens made seminal contributions to optics and mechanics, while as an astronomer he studied the rings of Saturn and discovered its largest moon, Titan. As an engineer and inventor, he improved the design of telescopes and invented the pendulum clock, the most accurate timekeeper for almost 300 years. […]
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Cycle 10 · 23 Dec 2021#10.7 “Postmodern” eco-petty-Nazism: Plato's Gorgias
Series · 24 Jan 2021#11 Modal and tonal music- 23:45The story of the balance and a weight standard.
Cycle 8 · 9 Jul 2020#13 Return to the logics of the subject- 1:40:04Cited among the actors of the scientific revolution.