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Math Awareness Month 2005: Mathematics and the Cosmos
Math Movie
The Majestic Clockwork
Wednesday, 20 April 2005
4:00 PM
Chemistry 209
“The Majestic Clockwork”, an episode from the excellent BBC series The Ascent of Man, written by and featuring philosopher Jacob Bronowski. The application of mathematics to the study of the motion of celestial objects, by Kepler, Newton, and eventually Einstein, brought about great advances in astronomy, physics, and mathematics. (Video, color, 1974: 52 minutes.)
