There’s a party in the neighborhood with William Buckland, Tycho Brahe, Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov, Stubbins Ffirth, and Pythagoras! Can you solve this logic puzzle?
What does Spinal Tap have to do with math? Everything that even the fourth century BCE laudable mathematician Eratosthenes would know: Dimensions!
If you are interested in learning more about the astrolabe, as well as how to make one, here are several links that will point you in the right direction. (pun intended)
Archimedes was an infamous and remarkable scientist who founded many foundational principles and theories in mathematics, astronomy, physics, and engineering.
His parents raised him as a Quaker with earnest values: to live one’s life, not on a set of beliefs or utterances of God, but rather to exist as a testimony to the world.
Math is part of our genetic makeup, and history proves it to be true!
During my visit to the Getty Villa, in Malibu, California, I discovered this stunning sculpture! This is a Roman sculpture of three of the nine muses. It dates back to the mid-third century BCE and was part of a large sarcophagus. The sculpture shows four individuals. The original sculpture held eight individuals, which included two more muses and two men.