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The article linked here focuses on how ancient builders oriented temples to align with stars and the sun at the spring equinox. It features research by UW Philosophy department's Jacqueline Feke. 

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

New publication by Jackie Feke

Professor Feke's latest publication "Ancient Greek Laws of Nature." found in Studies in History and Philosophy of Science shows that the ancient Greeks had an idea of laws of nature and that the modern idea of laws of nature may have its roots in ancient Pythagoreanism.