
Episode #90 (Part 2) - History of Physics | The Scientific Revolution
Math & Physics Podcast
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Definable Ratios Are Not Constant
Kepler had an epiphany in 15 95. He realized that regular poly polygons bound one inscribed and one circumscribed circle at definite ratios, which might be the geometrical basis of the universe. A 100 sided polygon, the ratio to the inner and outer circles is going to be close to one. And if you take a triangle, the ratio from inner to outer is not going to beclose to one.
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