The Rings of Saturn - Sixty Symbols @sixtysymbols
The Rings of Saturn - Sixty Symbols @sixtysymbols
Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
How a quiz question led to a rabbit hole involving James Clerk Maxwell and the rings of Saturn. More links and info below ↓ ↓ ↓

Professor Ed Copeland is a physics professor at the University of Nottingham.

More Ed on Sixty Symbols: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcUY9vudNKBNtF1y-sneLuyCTE-Mda561
Ed on Numberphile: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5AfwLFPxWJwf-59lYWThTpSj2Ivt5jB

On the stability of the motion of Saturn's rings: archive.org/details/onstabilityofmot00maxw

Patreon: patreon.com/sixtysymbols

This project features scientists from The University of Nottingham
bit.ly/NottsPhysics

Sixty Symbols videos by Brady Haran
bradyharanblog.com

Brady's chemistry channel is Periodic Videos - youtube.com/periodicvideos

And mathematics at Numberphile - youtube.com/numberphile
The Rings of Saturn - Sixty SymbolsAI in Physics (and pineapple on pizza) - Sixty SymbolsThe Uncertainty Principle and Waves - Sixty SymbolsRosetta arrives at a comet - Sixty SymbolsNeutrinos and the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics - Sixty SymbolsScale of the UniverseCracking a Black Hole Paradox - Sixty SymbolsOptical Tweezers and the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics - Sixty SymbolsCommunicating with deep space probes - Sixty SymbolsUnboxing a $1.5m Microscope - Sixty SymbolsQuantum Cheshire Cat - Sixty SymbolsHow Smooth is a Neutron Star? - Sixty Symbols
Sixty Symbols |

The Rings of Saturn - Sixty Symbols

SHARE TO X SHARE TO REDDIT SHARE TO FACEBOOK WALLPAPER