Isaac Newton: Mathematical Giant - Professor Raymond Flood
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Channel: Gresham College · 2014 · Education
Isaac Newton’s work on celestial mechanics laid the foundation for the modern understanding of the world’ and the universe. He is the giant upon whose shoulders mathematicians stand. Professor Raymond Flood, Gresham Professor of Geometry explains briefly why Newton’s Law bear study today. Raymond Flood is Gresham Professor of Geometry at Gresham College. Information on her ongoing series of free public lectures is available here: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/great-mathematicians-great-mathematics More information on Professor Flood can be found here: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/professors-and-speakers/professor-raymond-flood Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,600 lectures free to access or download from the website. Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Twitter:http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollege
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