NUTR 431D2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Star Catalogue, Ptolemy Iii Euergetes, Watt
20 Feb 2015
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Macedonians loved greek culture, but were not viewed as greeks by greeks (different language- ancient sources from translators at. 305bc ptolemy king of egypt (happy pharaoh ptolemy i) 280 bc- created world"s first government operated research lots of money spent it on artists, scientists, philosophy institute- mouseion (museum)- temple of muses 1. 235bc ptolemy iii second library (for international works-anything not written in greek) and a backup library (copies of important original text) First time someone tried: paid by government to do these experiments, shows that gov was interested in knowledge, 11/83 of 180degrees (=c23. 5) tilt of the earth"s axis (was right!, does not know how he did that. Heron of alexandria (10-75ad: by first century romans are ruling the world - alexandria under roman rule teacher/ inventors mathematics, pneumatics, created his own textbooks pneumatica survived how to build steam/wind/water powered machine (based on ctesibiums & archimedes . Ctesibius" work did not survive at all.
