Viktor Blåsjö
Biographic Data
| ID | 1186087 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Viktor Blåsjö |
| GIVEN NAMES | Viktor |
| FAMILY NAME | Blåsjö |
| SIGNATURE | BLÅSJÖ V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Utrecht University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8494-4567 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Galileo Could Have Simulated His Early Data on the Phases of Venus
Galileo claimed the phases of Venus as his own discovery. His priority claim hinges on the authenticity of his December 1610 record of observations ostensibly dating back to October. Scholars have argued that Galileo's report must be truthful, since it is too accurate and detailed to have been forged after the fact. However, I show that Galileo could easily have forged these data by means of a basic simulation with a physical sphere rather than a…
A rebuttal of recent arguments for Maragha influence on Copernicus
I reply to recent arguments by Peter Barker & Tofigh Heidarzadeh, Arun Bala, and F. Jamil Ragep claiming that certain aspects Copernicus’s astronomical models where influenced by late Islamic authors connected with the Maragha school. In particular, I argue that: the deleted passage in De revolutionibus that allegedly references unspecified previous authors on the Tusi couple actually refers to a simple harmonic motion, and not the Tusi couple; t…
On Translating Mathematics
Mathematical texts raise particular dilemmas for the translator. With its arm’s-length relation to verbal expression and long-standing “mathematics is written for mathematicians” ethos, mathematics lends itself awkwardly to textually centered analysis. Otherwise sound standards of historical scholarship can backfire when rigidly upheld in a mathematical context. Mathematically inclined historians have had more faith in a purported empathic sixth …
On Translating Mathematics
Mathematical texts raise particular dilemmas for the translator. With its arm’s-length relation to verbal expression and long-standing “mathematics is written for mathematicians” ethos, mathematics lends itself awkwardly to textually centered analysis. Otherwise sound standards of historical scholarship can backfire when rigidly upheld in a mathematical context. Mathematically inclined historians have had more faith in a purported empathic sixth …
A rebuttal of recent arguments for Maragha influence on Copernicus
I reply to recent arguments by Peter Barker & Tofigh Heidarzadeh, Arun Bala, and F. Jamil Ragep claiming that certain aspects Copernicus’s astronomical models where influenced by late Islamic authors connected with the Maragha school. In particular, I argue that: the deleted passage in De revolutionibus that allegedly references unspecified previous authors on the Tusi couple actually refers to a simple harmonic motion, and not the Tusi couple; t…
On Translating Mathematics
Mathematical texts raise particular dilemmas for the translator. With its arm’s-length relation to verbal expression and long-standing “mathematics is written for mathematicians” ethos, mathematics lends itself awkwardly to textually centered analysis. Otherwise sound standards of historical scholarship can backfire when rigidly upheld in a mathematical context. Mathematically inclined historians have had more faith in a purported empathic sixth …
Galileo Could Have Simulated His Early Data on the Phases of Venus
Galileo claimed the phases of Venus as his own discovery. His priority claim hinges on the authenticity of his December 1610 record of observations ostensibly dating back to October. Scholars have argued that Galileo's report must be truthful, since it is too accurate and detailed to have been forged after the fact. However, I show that Galileo could easily have forged these data by means of a basic simulation with a physical sphere rather than a…
History (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (2 works) · Physics (2 works) · Art (1 work) · Astrobiology (1 work) · Astronomy (1 work) · Classics (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work)