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The following is an excerpt from the Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Every month, we hand over the keyboard to a physicist or mathematician to talk about some fascinating ideas from our far corners of the universe. You can sign up for Lost in Space-Time for free here.
The mathematical study of knots began with a mistake. In the 1800s, mathematician and physicist William Thomson, also known as Lord Kelvin, proposed that the constituent elements of matter were knotted vortices in the ether, with invisible microscopic currents in the background. I suggested…
Source: www.newscientist.com
