30 Phil, Chapter 21, Galileo, Touchstone 53: Infinitesimal.
The infinitesimal is a form of infinity representing a theoretical value that is infinitely close to zero but not zero itself. Galileo Galilei discussed concepts related to the infinitesimal in his work “Two New Sciences”. In this work, he explored the foundations of kinematics and the strength of materials, addressing ideas that touched upon the nature of infinitely small quantities and their applications in science.
In the shadowed forests of the Late Carboniferous, long before mammals, birds, or even dinosaurs,
In the dense, humid forests of the Late Triassic, long before mammals ruled the night,
One of the earliest known true dinosaurs in the Dinosauria order is Eoraptor lunensis. From
I’m taking this time to catch up with the paired videos for recent WWB editions, and to restructure the WWB into seasions of 10 weeks: four 1-Minute Hot Topics. Each week featureing a tidbit in science, philosophy, critical, thinking, and history. Follow the TST YouTube channel to catch all new videos. –Mike
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4History!
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