The Mechanical Universe
Moving in Circles. The original Platonic ideal, with derivatives of vector functions. According to Plato, stars are heavenly beings that orbit the earth with uniform perfection - uniform speed and perfect circles. Even in this imperfect world, uniform circular motion makes perfect mathematical sense. (from themechanicaluniverse.org)
Lecture 09 - Moving in Circles |
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