@sur_27Johann Bernoulli threw down the gauntlet to Isaac Newton on the brachistochrone problem with a six month deadline. The message hit Isaac Newton at 4 pm on Jan 26 and he had the solution ready before turning in for the night
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Isaac Newton solves brachistochrone
Photo by @sur_27· Aug 23, 2026· Johann Bernoulli
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The image focuses on a portrait of Isaac Newton and a historical document with mathematical diagrams and text. The document appears to be a scientific problem and its solution, with handwritten notes and a diagram illustrating curves and points. The mood is academic and historical, presented in a style reminiscent of a textbook or historical archive. The portrait of Newton is a classical painting, while the document has a vintage, handwritten aesthetic. Notably, the text on the document is in Latin, and the portrait of Newton is iconic. ON-SCREEN TEXT: Probl I Investiganda est curva linea ADB - Z que graviter a dato puncto A ad datum gradivis punctum B in gravitatibus ita citius descendel Solutio A dato puncto A ducatur recta infinita APCZ horizontal parallel et super eadem recta describatur tum Cyclois quaecunque AQP recta B ABC cujus basis et altitudo sit ad priores basem et altitudinem re- spectivè ut AB ad AQ. Et hac Cyclois novissima trans
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