Ellen Nelson PrewettNov 30, 2022

@mijndert
My mind doesn’t get how math can describe the universe at ALL…
But yes, the universe & how it came to be
Much easier to figure out if you are not an atheist who believes in all that sciencey stuff

Does mastodon use hashtags?
#Science #Math #TheUniverse

Show threadƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞNov 30, 2022
@EllenFromTexas @[email protected]
Which bit in particular do you not 'get'?
Show threadEllen Nelson PrewettNov 30, 2022
@mijndert @spacemagick
All of it!
Like, how does math describe space time? Gravity? I can drop something & watch it fall but how does a math equation describe that?
Show threadƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞNov 30, 2022
@EllenFromTexas @[email protected]
Hmm, it sounds like you're not quite ready for general relativity yet. How are you with Newtonian mechanics?
Show threadEllen Nelson PrewettNov 30, 2022

@spacemagick @mijndert

Ooooo like Isaac Newton & the famous apple…
Ok I’m gonna go read about astronomy

Show threadƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞNov 30, 2022
@EllenFromTexas @[email protected]
Yes, that's the chap.
Did you look at the video about Galileo's measurement of gravity?
#gravity #maths #math #physics
Show threadEllen Nelson PrewettNov 30, 2022
@mijndert @spacemagick
Ahhh…The Indigo Girls do a great song about Galileo
It’s one of their very best
Show threadƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞNov 30, 2022
@EllenFromTexas @[email protected]
I'm sure they do, but I really don't think it's going to help us understand gravity.
Show threadEllen Nelson Prewett
@spacemagick @mijndert
Lol
Watching a video now
Great thing about being retired
I can read
Watch videos
Of whatever strikes my fancy
Today it appears to be
Galileo Galilei & how he is figuring out gravity
First line of the song:
Galileo’s head was on the block
His crime was looking up the truth…
Nov 30, 2022 at 11:02pmWeb
Show threadƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞNov 30, 2022
@EllenFromTexas @[email protected]
Ditto - which means I can sit around teaching people about gravity if I happen to feel like it :-)
That song would appear to be a bit misleading since he actually died of natural causes at the age of 77.
#Galileo #gravity
Show threadEllen Nelson PrewettDec 1, 2022
@mijndert @spacemagick
I think it just means the church was mad at him, which I believe it was. Anything scientific was against god.
Still is according to some.