Dram
09-30-2009, 04:39 AM
In this Video is a reference to the Ionians position in Scientific discovery prior to the Christian persuasion and the following dark age
As a carpenter I have used the square root of 2 and am intrigued by it as well to find that the Pythagoreans considered it a threat and not fit for public perusal as it was an irrational number and did not suit the neat and tidy version of life that went on to become the Christian persuasion
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As a carpenter I have used the square root of 2 and am intrigued by it as well to find that the Pythagoreans considered it a threat and not fit for public perusal as it was an irrational number and did not suit the neat and tidy version of life that went on to become the Christian persuasion
Watch The Backbone of Night: Cosmos Full Length Episodes Online | Free on Fancast (https://www.fancast.com/tv/Cosmos/9928/1065407092/The-Backbone-of-Night/videos)