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  1. Before #Einstein and a bunch of applied #mathematicians invaded the field, #physics was experimental and practical. Physicists believed that electromagnetic waves needed a medium of propagation, just like water being required to propagate water waves. For EM waves, this medium is called "ether" or "aether" (named after the 5th classical element—the pure, bright upper air or quintessence).

    Here is a summary of what some well known physicists said about the nature of ETHER.

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  2. RE: mastodon.social/@dtgeek/116331

    Historic indeed!✌️🎉
    Let's also always celebrate the fact that #NASA's early #space endeavors in the 50s to 60s were possible, in no small part, due to the hard work and abilities of three #female #AfricanAmerican #mathematicians, viz.: Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson. Watch the 2016 biography, Hidden Figures, for the uninitiated 👇:
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  3. Of course this was known to many famous #mathematicians, like #Euler and #Jacobi and they solved the equations in terms of #EllipticIntegrals. I find it satisfying to be able to visualize the #dynamics of the this system, using #FreeSoftware, such as #WxMaxima.