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Mathematics, motion, and truth : the Earth goes round the Sun

Year: 2009

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: The reality of the Earth's motion, as proclaimed by Copernicus, quickly proved contentious. Accepted by Kepler, disputed by theologians (Lutheran and Catholic alike), veiled in suggestions of mere convenience, adopted and explained by Newton as a consequence of universal gravitation, parent of the notion of forcewhat is involved in accepting as true that the Earth goes round the Sun? This talk traces these debates from the early 1600s to the time of Poincaré.

Source: Open Research Online - ORO (The Open University)

DOI: 10.82444/warw.33671083

Author: Jeremy Gray

Language: English

Topic: History and Theory of Mathematics

Subfield: Theoretical Computer Science

Field: Mathematics

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1522956834

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