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Galileo Bad, Archimedes Good


Galileo's bumbling attempts at determining the area of the cycloid suggests a radical new interpretation of his scientific opus. Archimedes's work on floating bodies is an example of excellent Greek science that has not been sufficiently appreciated. Transcript Galileo is the most over

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Photo of Galileo Bad

Galileo Bad

Photo of Archimedes Good

Archimedes Good