He(Terrence) calls them peasants!(those who helped Brahe on his astronomical observatory island). Carl Sagan called them "hangers ons"! There's pictures that show that one of them was indeed a midget. Tycho Brahe's 'helpers' were indeed 'characters.'
Newton didn't derive his inverse square law from keplers laws; he derived Kepler's laws from his inverse square law; it's the seminal problem to solve in classical mechanics before you get into say chemistry, electromagnetism and so on.
Tao is certainly a very talented mathematician, but definitely not a good communicator. Wish this very interesting topic was presented by someone like Brian Cox...
This guy is another flash in the pan. Let's see if he discovers anything substantial in next 20 years. I'm betting he'll fade into the background soon enough....
@Fand421 He's just regurgitating stuff that's been known for decades/centuries. Big deal, he's made a couple of "cute" discoveries, thanks to all the support he's gotten from his PhD advisors, etc. Let's see if he's as good as Paul Erdos, or Einstein. I DOUBT IT. This guy's a robot-pimp, I'm betting he goes the "Michio Kaku" route soon enough, we'll be seeing him on Discovery Channel documentaries, regurgitating crap that's been known for centuries. Just another flash in the pan geek loser.
@openuniverse2003 Dude, he's just telling a story, not making an advanced technical talk. And fyi, Dr. Tao is considered one of the greatest living mathematicians. You don't need to lock yourself in an ivory tower to be a great mind. Some people also enjoy educating others.
fascinating... these were also found in ancient Indian astrology and astronomy. But, today we need someone to spell them out to us like this in simple language. The Indians revere triangles for no mean reason.
@sanjeevbvideos I hope you are not worshiping a triangle. And your point: There are certain principles found in Indian texts. The complete picture is always absent and the non-simple language you are probably talking about is Sanskrit and all these were not found. Moreover, if it indeed they are present and if they are the same thing, we don't need somebody to spell them out to like this in simple language.
the history of the Gnomon is deeper than Tao shows here(I'd like to think he knows this).
oker59 1 day ago
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He(Terrence) calls them peasants!(those who helped Brahe on his astronomical observatory island). Carl Sagan called them "hangers ons"! There's pictures that show that one of them was indeed a midget. Tycho Brahe's 'helpers' were indeed 'characters.'
oker59 1 day ago
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Newton didn't derive his inverse square law from keplers laws; he derived Kepler's laws from his inverse square law; it's the seminal problem to solve in classical mechanics before you get into say chemistry, electromagnetism and so on.
oker59 1 day ago
This is great. Just what I was looking for.
jhamien920 3 months ago
Tao is certainly a very talented mathematician, but definitely not a good communicator. Wish this very interesting topic was presented by someone like Brian Cox...
DrGoulu 6 months ago
I am really impressed with that. Thank you for showing us that.
cmoeinc 6 months ago
Best lecture I've seen in some time - so clear and helpful in understanding the history & development in understanding distances in space. Thank you!
powerfulwords 7 months ago
This guy is another flash in the pan. Let's see if he discovers anything substantial in next 20 years. I'm betting he'll fade into the background soon enough....
openuniverse2003 7 months ago
@openuniverse2003 what kind of idiotic statement is this...he already has done great work. Just look it up for yourself.
Fand421 7 months ago
@Fand421 He's just regurgitating stuff that's been known for decades/centuries. Big deal, he's made a couple of "cute" discoveries, thanks to all the support he's gotten from his PhD advisors, etc. Let's see if he's as good as Paul Erdos, or Einstein. I DOUBT IT. This guy's a robot-pimp, I'm betting he goes the "Michio Kaku" route soon enough, we'll be seeing him on Discovery Channel documentaries, regurgitating crap that's been known for centuries. Just another flash in the pan geek loser.
openuniverse2003 7 months ago
@openuniverse2003 Dude, he's just telling a story, not making an advanced technical talk. And fyi, Dr. Tao is considered one of the greatest living mathematicians. You don't need to lock yourself in an ivory tower to be a great mind. Some people also enjoy educating others.
TheElephantOpera 1 week ago
That was a great talk. thanks Terry
Fand421 9 months ago
The Greeks were really, really clever.
apfelgarden 11 months ago
"astronomers would kill for 8% accuracy"-Terence Tao
flippinrawks 11 months ago
Great lecture.
RaggedM88 1 year ago
very very nice
Aanthanur 1 year ago
fascinating... these were also found in ancient Indian astrology and astronomy. But, today we need someone to spell them out to us like this in simple language. The Indians revere triangles for no mean reason.
sanjeevbvideos 1 year ago
@sanjeevbvideos I hope you are not worshiping a triangle. And your point: There are certain principles found in Indian texts. The complete picture is always absent and the non-simple language you are probably talking about is Sanskrit and all these were not found. Moreover, if it indeed they are present and if they are the same thing, we don't need somebody to spell them out to like this in simple language.
NameforYouT 10 months ago
incredibly fascinating! I always wondered how we managed to measured things so far away
chees1992 1 year ago
Starts @5:45
nospindoctor 1 year ago 15
Was great!! He really can communicate this to every one!
bparramosqueda 1 year ago 2