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Galileo’s Hidden Annotations Reframe His Leap from Ptolemy to Copernicus

An Italian historian has found a 1551 copy of Ptolemy’s Almagest with notes in likely Galileo’s handwriting, dated around 1590 and confirmed by handwriting experts, suggesting Galileo used Ptolemy’s mathematical framework to develop Copernican ideas rather than reject ancient wisdom outright; the find is to be studied further in the Journal for the History of Astronomy and highlighted by the National Central Library of Florence.

7 months ago•Source: Gizmodo

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Celebrating a Century of Quantum Mechanics Advancements

A century ago, Werner Heisenberg revolutionized physics by developing quantum mechanics, moving away from classical atomic models, with his ideas and correspondence with Pauli laying the foundation for modern quantum theory, which continues to evolve and challenge our understanding today.

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