Mathematical models: from sundials to number engines - for iPod/iPhone
Mathematical models: from sundials to number engines - for iPod/iPhone Podcast
1) Mathematical models: from sundials to number engines
A short introduction to this album.
2) Transcript -- Mathematical models: from sundials to number engines
A short introduction to this album.
3) The sundial as a mathematical model
An ancient mathematical tool to measure the daily and annual cycles of the earth around the sun.
4) Transcript -- The sundial as a mathematical model
An ancient mathematical tool to measure the daily and annual cycles of the earth around the sun.
5) Reading the sky with the astrolabe
How the Greeks invented a two dimensional astrolabe as a conceptual model of the cosmos, and how it was used.
6) Transcript -- Reading the sky with the astrolabe
How the Greeks invented a two dimensional astrolabe as a conceptual model of the cosmos, and how it was used.
7) Recording sales in clay tablets
Clay tokens, an ancient system used to record goods changing hands.
8) Transcript -- Recording sales in clay tablets
Clay tokens, an ancient system used to record goods changing hands.
9) Incas and their knots
How South American Incas kept records by the use of knots.
10) Transcript -- Incas and their knots
How South American Incas kept records by the use of knots.