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Wednesday, October 9, 2013
The College of Sorbonne
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A university meeting Today is the birthday of the founder of the Sorbonne. The Collège of Sorbonne is arguably the best-known college in...
Friday, February 1, 2013
Nicholas Oresme
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Nicholas Oresme (c.1325-1382) likely came from humble beginnings; we assume this because he attended the College of Navarre, a royally fu...
Friday, December 14, 2012
The Rotating Earth
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Nicholas Oresme While re-examining Aristotle, Jean Buridan used observation and brainpower to anticipate some of the ideas we attribute...
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Nicholas Oresme
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Does the Earth rotate? Born in the 1320s, Nicholas (or Nicolas) Oresme likely came from humble beginnings; we assume this because he att...
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