The Song of Urania

Episode 13: Ex Uno, Plura


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As we transition from the Archaic Period of Greece to the Classical Period, two philosophers, Empedocles and Anaxagoras, rebel against the prevailing dogma of monism and present a new idea — that matter consists of mixtures of multiple fundamental elements.

Thanks to William Little of Ohio State for help with the Latin to get the opposite of "E pluribus unum" for the title.

If you would like to register for the Stellar Spectacles symposium that I mentioned at the beginning of the episode, go to www.asxsociety.com

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The Song of UraniaBy Joe Antognini

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