Hippocrates of Chios

Teach Astronomy - Hipparchus

http://www.teachastronomy.com/ Hipparchus was a major astronomer of the second century BC. He had an observatory on the island of Rhodes. From him we have the first use of celestial coordinates and the first star catalog. He also invented the magnitude system for measuring the relative

From playlist 03. Concepts and History of Astronomy and Physics

Artemision Zeus or Poseidon

Artemision Zeus or Poseidon, c. 460 B.C.E., bronze, 2.09 m high, Early Classical (Severe Style), recovered from a shipwreck off Cape Artemision, Greece in 1928 (National Archaeological Museum, Athens) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harri

From playlist Art of the ancient Mediterranean | Art History | Khan Academy

Mesolabe Compass and Square Roots - Numberphile

Johnny Ball on the "often missed" Hippocrates of Chios. Check out Brilliant (get 20% off their premium service): https://brilliant.org/numberphile (sponsor) More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More on Johnny Ball, including his books and live shows: https://www.johnnyball.co.

From playlist Johnny Ball on Numberphile

Hermes & Apollo | The Birth of Hermes and How He Stole the Cattle of Apollo | Greek Mythology

Based on a story by Lin and Don Donn - https://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/myths.html, used with permission. Hermes & Apollo | The Birth of Hermes and How He Stole the Cattle of Apollo | Greek Mythology Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto and has a twin sister, the chaste huntress Artemis.

From playlist Ancient Greek Mythology

Eratosthenes: Biography of a Great Thinker

Eratosthenes (c. 276 BC -- c.194 BC) was a Greek scholar nicknamed "Beta." This is because he was considered the second best in so many fields. Despite the dismissive nickname, Eratosthenes is still celebrated to this day for his significant contributions to math, astronomy, and geograph

From playlist It Starts With Literacy

Lunes off a Right Triangle (visual proof)

This is a short, animated visual proof showing that the area of a square inscribed in a circle is equal to the area of the four lunes created by drawing semicircles off of the sides of the square. #manim #math #mathvideo #mathshorts #geometry #animation #theorem #pww #proofwithoutwords #vi

From playlist Geometric Constructions

Lune Of Hippocrates - Famous Ancient Math Problem

Hippocrates of Chios solved this, nearly 100 years before Euclid even wrote The Elements, and before we knew the exact formula for the area of a circle. This is said to be the first precise mathematical of the area between two curved lines. Learn how he solved for the area of a crescent-sh

From playlist Math Puzzles, Riddles And Brain Teasers

Lunes - Numberphile

Spearheading a Lune. Featuring Barry Mazur. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Reddit discussion: http://redd.it/2hze46 Read more at http://bit.ly/Mazur_Essay and http://bit.ly/SquarableLunes Squaring the circle: http://youtu.be/CMP9a2J4Bqw Barry's Blobs: http://youtu.be/It

From playlist Barry Mazur on Numberphile

2. Classical Views of Disease: Hippocrates, Galen, and Humoralism

Epidemics in Western Society Since 1600 (HIST 234) The form of medicine that arose in fifth-century Greece, associated with the name of Hippocrates and later popularized by Galen, marked a major innovation in the treatment of disease. Unlike supernatural theories of disease, Hippocrates

From playlist Epidemics in Western Society Since 1600 with Frank Snowden

Medusa and Athena - Ancient Greek Goddesses - Greek Mythology

Based on a story by Lin and Don Donn - https://ancienthistory.mrdonn.org/myths.html, used with permission. Medusa and Athena - Ancient Greek Goddesses - Greek Mythology In later myths (mainly in Ovid) Medusa was the only Gorgon to possess snake locks because they were a punishment from A

From playlist Ancient Greek Mythology

Greek Mathematics: Pythagoras and His Followers

Welcome to the History of Greek Mathematics mini-series! This series is a short introduction to Math History as a subject and the some of the important theorems created in ancient Greece. You are watching the second video in the series. If this series interested you check out our blog for

From playlist The History of Greek Mathematics: Math History

Thales: Biography of a Great Thinker

Thales of Miletus was an ancient Greek scholar who is widely considered to be the first mathematician and the first philosopher. He was one of the Seven Sages of Greece. Host: Liliana de Castro Artwork: Kim Parkhurst Written & Directed by Michael Harrison Produced by Kimberly Hatch Har

From playlist It Starts With Literacy

Antoine Watteau, Pilgrimage to Cythera

Antoine Watteau, Pilgrimage to Cythera, 1717, oil on canvas, 4' 3" x 6' 4 1/2" (Louvre, Paris). oil on canvas, 4' 3" x 6' 4 1/2" (Louvre, Paris). ​Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker & Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris.

From playlist Baroque to Neoclassical art in Europe | Art History | Khan Academy

The Franke Program in Science and the Humanities’ Distinguished Speaker Series:  “Columbus & Islam”

Christopher Columbus lived the vast majority of his life in a Mediterranean world in which the Ottoman and Mamluk Empires dominated the eastern part of the sea and were in constant economic, political, and confrontational interaction with the Christian states of Europe. This talk considers

From playlist Franke Program in Science and the Humanities

Delacroix, Scene of the Massacre at Chios

Eugène Delacroix, Scene of the Massacre at Chios; Greek Families Awaiting Death or Slavery, 1824 Salon, oil on canvas, 164" × 139" (419 cm × 354 cm) (Musée du Louvre, Paris) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.

From playlist Art in 19th century Europe | Art History | Khan Academy

Early Pharmacopeia: Medical Practices in Ancient Civilizations

If we are going to tell the story of medicine, we had better start at the beginning, which means we need to go all the way back to the start of recorded history. Ever since we've been writing things down, we've been documenting our attempts at treating illness. Pretty much all of the techn

From playlist The History of Drugs

Ancient & Medieval Medicine: Crash Course History of Science #9

The history of medicine is about two of our big questions: one, what is life? What makes it so special, so fragile, so… goopy!? Two, how do we know what we know? Why should I take my doctor’s advice? Why are deep-fried Oreos bad for me? It may be tempting to look at medicine as a science

From playlist History of Science

Introduction to Geometry: Ancient Greece and the Pythagoreans

I have to tell you, Ancient Greece is my favorite era of history. Oh, how I wish I could have been there to philosophize with the greats! Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, plus all of the mathematicians, like Pythagoras. He loved math so much, he made a religion out of it! I mean it makes sense,

From playlist Geometry

Week 1 Lecture 3 - Early approaches to studying the mind

From playlist PSYC1023 - Abnormal Psychology