Tag Archives: science

Happy birthday, Hubble!

Posted on April 25, 2005 by sheila

The Hubble Telescope is 15 years old. (Thanks to peteb for the links. So awesome.) Here is a portion of the Eagle Nebula, which, honestly, is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen in my life:

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“At first, I was deeply alarmed.”

Posted on February 5, 2005 by sheila

From “In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality” -by John Gribbin – we’re talking about atoms now. Other excerpts here and here and here and here. More on Heisenberg. Now it starts to get really freaky – LOVE … Continue reading →

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Heisenberg’s breakthrough

Posted on February 5, 2005 by sheila

From In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality -by John Gribbin – we’re talking about atoms now. Other excerpts here and here and here. The following excerpt is about Werner Heisenberg, and honestly: I barely know WHAT is … Continue reading →

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A lone voice crying in the wilderness …

Posted on February 5, 2005 by sheila

From “In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality” -by John Gribbin – we’re talking about atoms now. Other excerpts here and here. This excerpt is about 1905, and the groundbreaking papers Einstein published in that year.

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Heat is a form of motion

Posted on February 5, 2005 by sheila

From In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality -by John Gribbin – a continuation of the excerpt below During the 1860s and 1870s these pioneers developed the idea that a gas is made up of very many atoms … Continue reading →

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“The only existing things are atoms and empty space; all else is mere opinion.”

Posted on February 5, 2005 by sheila

From In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality -by John Gribbin. The book begins with a discussion of the atom theory of matter, and its development

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Schrodinger’s Cat

Posted on February 5, 2005 by sheila

This morning, I picked up a book that I love: In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality by John Gribbin, and started flipping through it. It’s one of those books I dip into, time and again, to either … Continue reading →

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The Choppy Spacetime Sea

Posted on January 11, 2005 by sheila

The language of science, at its most awe-some, AND its most practical, verges on poetry, mysticism. In order to talk about what is going on out in space, one MUST speak in terms almost poetic. Here’s the article. Favorite quote … Continue reading →

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Ulugh Beg Tutorial

Posted on November 6, 2004 by sheila

I’m no expert, but Ulugh Beg came up here yesterday. Please dont’ ask how. Ulugh Beg was an astronomer and mathematician, grandson of warrior Tamerlane. Ulugh Beg lived in what is now Uzbekistan in the 15th century. Here’s what I … Continue reading →

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Question About Orbits

Posted on November 5, 2004 by sheila

I am nearly done with Brothers Karamazov. Once you get into the trial section, the book reads like a bullet out of a gun. SO good. But here’s my question, and it’s kind of a history/science-knowledge kind of question: In … Continue reading →

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