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SUMMARY:Kepler\, Newton and Numerical Analysis - Gerhard Wanner (Universit
 y of Geneva)
DTSTART:20090423T140000Z
DTEND:20090423T150000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Numerical methods are usually constructed for solving mathemat
 ical problems such as differential equations or optimization problems. In 
 this talk we discuss the fact that numerical methods\, applied inversely\,
  were also important to *establish* these models. We show in detail the di
 scovery of the laws of planetary motion by Kepler and Newton\, which stood
  at the beginning of modern science. The 400th anniversary of the publicat
 ion of Kepler's Laws (1609) is a good\noccasion for this investigation.
LOCATION:MR14\, CMS
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