▲ 520 ▼ It's true (europe.pub) submitted 2 months ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone [M] to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 33 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] glitzer_gadze@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago (6 children) Wrong time periodes permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Dagobah@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago (4 children) I thought so too so I checked. The plague came in many waves (famously the black death was in the 1300s which may be why we were confused) but there was a major plague outbreak in 1665-1666 which is when Newton was doing his work on optics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] adam_y@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (1 child) Yep we had Optics, the plague and the great fire of London in one golden year. Interesting fact that the fire probably helped curtail the spread of the plague and led to more sanitary conditions in London in general. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago Were all the anti-vaxxers also fire-deniers? permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeavenlySpoon@ttrpg.network 6 points 2 months ago (1 child) If I’m not mistaken, he also calculated pi by hand (to several decimal places) during lockdown. So it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows for ol’ Isaac. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] toynbee@piefed.social 1 point 1 month ago He should have just used a TI-86. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Malgas@beehaw.org 1 point 2 months ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Plague_of_London permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dagobah@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago (4 children) I thought so too so I checked. The plague came in many waves (famously the black death was in the 1300s which may be why we were confused) but there was a major plague outbreak in 1665-1666 which is when Newton was doing his work on optics. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] adam_y@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (1 child) Yep we had Optics, the plague and the great fire of London in one golden year. Interesting fact that the fire probably helped curtail the spread of the plague and led to more sanitary conditions in London in general. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago Were all the anti-vaxxers also fire-deniers? permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeavenlySpoon@ttrpg.network 6 points 2 months ago (1 child) If I’m not mistaken, he also calculated pi by hand (to several decimal places) during lockdown. So it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows for ol’ Isaac. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] toynbee@piefed.social 1 point 1 month ago He should have just used a TI-86. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] adam_y@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (1 child) Yep we had Optics, the plague and the great fire of London in one golden year. Interesting fact that the fire probably helped curtail the spread of the plague and led to more sanitary conditions in London in general. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago Were all the anti-vaxxers also fire-deniers? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago Were all the anti-vaxxers also fire-deniers? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeavenlySpoon@ttrpg.network 6 points 2 months ago (1 child) If I’m not mistaken, he also calculated pi by hand (to several decimal places) during lockdown. So it wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows for ol’ Isaac. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] toynbee@piefed.social 1 point 1 month ago He should have just used a TI-86. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] toynbee@piefed.social 1 point 1 month ago He should have just used a TI-86. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 1 point 2 months ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Plague_of_London permalink fedilink source parent
