Corollaries

stylalized strand of a DNA molecule

Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.

(Leviticus 19:36) KJV

A corollary is a statement that follows readily from a previous statement.

– Corollary, definition

In Peirce’s theory of deductive reasoning he held that corollarial deduction matches Aristotle’s conception of direct demonstration, which Aristotle regarded as the only thoroughly satisfactory demonstration.

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October 13th

Elliptical planetary orbits with two foci, the earth and the sun

Corollary V – Kepler’s Laws

Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king; But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days.

(Daniel 2:27-28a) KJV

Kepler’s Laws are the weakest point of the theoretical foundation of popular science (SciPop). The weakness is that Kepler’s laws are derived empirically, but they’re applied theoretically.

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