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philosophy of mathematics
Topic:
science as measurement
Topic:
science as mathematics
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religion
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history of science
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skepticism about knowledge
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abstraction
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analytic truth
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astronomy
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scientific paradigms and research programs
Reference
Drake, S., Galileo, A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, England, Oxford University Press, 1980, 2001. Google
ii ;;Quote: a law found by measurement is necessarily mathematical, with mathematical consequences
ii+;;Quote: Galileo saw mathematics as essential to physics and reading the great book of nature
xvii ;;Quote: Galileo was a zealot for the Catholic Church; protecting religious faith against scientific discovery
19 ;;Quote: Galileo's father discovered a mathematical law about the lengths and tensions of musical strings
19+;;Quote: Galileo's father was skeptical about authority
36 ;;Quote: measurement is inheritently imprecise, as are the results of experiments
36+;;Quote: Galileo sought reasonable agreement with observation rather than Aristotle's incontrovertible evidence
38 ;;Quote: Galileo's mathematical physics was an application of proportionality to accurate measurements
38+;;Quote: measurement belongs to science while eternal truth belongs to faith; e.g., Ptolemy's astronomy vs. Plato's philosophy
57 ;;Quote: the Lincean Academy was the first scientific society of lasting significance; kept Galileo informed; coined 'telescope'
Group: philosophy of mathematics (11 topics, 330 quotes)
Topic: science as measurement (36 items)
Topic: science as mathematics (26 items)
Topic: religion (50 items)
Topic: history of science (52 items)
Topic: skepticism about knowledge (34 items)
Topic: abstraction (62 items)
Topic: analytic truth (51 items)
Topic: astronomy (8 items)
Topic: scientific paradigms and research programs (30 items)