A review by watoozi
Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations Relating to Two New Sciences, by Galileo Galilei
3.0
I’m working my way through The Great Books of Western Literature and I must say this is my favorite math book so far. I appreciated the story-form and ‘breaks’ that the dialogue provided.
And let’s just say it. I am Simplicio.
Lots of gems in here.
“In digressions we reach new truths.”
“There is no better tool than geometry to sharpen the wit and strengthen the mind.”
“Infinity and indivisibility are incomprehensible. Now imagine combining the two.”
The man was a genius, modest, and FUNNY.
And let’s just say it. I am Simplicio.
Lots of gems in here.
“In digressions we reach new truths.”
“There is no better tool than geometry to sharpen the wit and strengthen the mind.”
“Infinity and indivisibility are incomprehensible. Now imagine combining the two.”
The man was a genius, modest, and FUNNY.