Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Nicole Oresme (1320-1382) was a prominent bishop and influential scholar at the court of King Charles V "the Wise" of France. The proof shown in the video illustrates his inventive proof that the Harmonic Series diverges.
More info on the Harmonic Series:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic_series_(mathematics)
More info on Nicole Oresme:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Oresme
The video was created using manim - a python-based animation library created by Grant Sanderson (3blue1brown).
I installed manin using the following guide by Flammable Maths and vcubingx:
youtube.com/watch?v=Jfgtl-AW5Oc
For helpful tutorials on how to use manim, please check out Theorem of Beethoven:
youtube.com/channel/UCxiWCEdx7aY88bSEUgLOC6A
Nicole Oresme (1320-1382) was a prominent bishop and influential scholar at the court of King Charles V "the Wise" of France. The proof shown in the video illustrates his inventive proof that the Harmonic Series diverges.
More info on the Harmonic Series:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic_series_(mathematics)
More info on Nicole Oresme:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Oresme
The video was created using manim - a python-based animation library created by Grant Sanderson (3blue1brown).
I installed manin using the following guide by Flammable Maths and vcubingx:
youtube.com/watch?v=Jfgtl-AW5Oc
For helpful tutorials on how to use manim, please check out Theorem of Beethoven:
youtube.com/channel/UCxiWCEdx7aY88bSEUgLOC6A
