Den ons 26 jan. 2022 09:44Otared Kavian via ntg-context
skrev:
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> > On 26 Jan 2022, at 00:17, Hans Hagen via ntg-context
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> > times (clocks) were definitely different per city
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> Regarding the issue of the absolute necessity of defining a standard time
> the book by Peter Galis
On 1/26/2022 10:07 PM, jbf via ntg-context wrote:
Just be careful, though (writing as a native English speaker), because
the word 'polymath' for English speaker is not a reference to
mathematicians at all. (Greek/mathē/ means 'learning' not mathematics).
Translators are well aware of the danger
Just be careful, though (writing as a native English speaker), because
the word 'polymath' for English speaker is not a reference to
mathematicians at all. (Greek/mathē/ means 'learning' not mathematics).
Translators are well aware of the danger of homonyms, and if you go for
a title like Manua
On 1/26/2022 10:23 AM, Jean-Pierre Delange via ntg-context wrote:
In line with what Otared writes about the measurement of distances in
the context of Persia and ancient Rome, I am always very surprised to
see the precision of the measurements in the evaluation of the
circumference of the earth
In line with what Otared writes about the measurement of distances in
the context of Persia and ancient Rome, I am always very surprised to
see the precision of the measurements in the evaluation of the
circumference of the earth by Eratosthenes of Cyrene. What intrigues me
is not really the ge
On 1/26/2022 9:41 AM, Otared Kavian via ntg-context wrote:
On 26 Jan 2022, at 00:17, Hans Hagen via ntg-context wrote:
[…]
times (clocks) were definitely different per city
Regarding the issue of the absolute necessity of defining a standard time the
book by Peter Galison « Einstein’s Clock
> On 26 Jan 2022, at 00:17, Hans Hagen via ntg-context
> wrote:
> […]
> times (clocks) were definitely different per city
Regarding the issue of the absolute necessity of defining a standard time the
book by Peter Galison « Einstein’s Clocks, Poincaré’s Maps » gives some
interesting insight.
