Moon

As soon as sailing caught on, people noticed that when ships departed over the horizon, their hulls disappeared before their sails.  This gave them the idea that the surface of the ocean was curved and that Earth was spherical, just as the Sun and Moon appeared to be. Ancient Greeks found direct evidence of this…

Maths is Everything/ Everything is Maths!

In ancient Greece, students of the philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras engaged in deep studies of natural science and self-understanding.  They were called mathematekoi, “those who studied all”.  Since that time, “Maths” has, for most people, restricted its scope to mundane measurement and mere manipulation of quantities. Pythagoras and his followers knew that Number linked all…