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  Strange Science: Timeline
1720-René Réaumur submits a report to the Paris Academy of Sciences proposing that a brief Noachian flood cannot account for the thick sedimentary layers (composed largely of broken shells) underlying the region of Tours.
1723-Antoine de Jussieu addresses a paper to the Académie des Sciences suggesting that an ancient object, e.g., a stone tool, made of the same material and by the same process as those used by a modern population probably has the same function.
This single monograph increases tenfold the formally described vertebrates known to science.
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  1680 in science - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The year 1680 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here.
See also: 1679 in science, other events of 1680, 1681 in science and the list of years in science.
February 17 - Jan Swammerdam, Dutch naturalist, founder of both comparative anatomy and entomology (born 1637)
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 Science -- Shoemaker 282 (5394): 1637   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
It was thus that the space sciences (astronomy and planetary science) began to develop.
The science of impact, accretion, destruction of planets, and the extinction and regeneration of life forms carries with it an awareness of the awesome interrelationships of bodies throughout our universe and the possibilities for life and its disappearance, once again.
Pure science, the search for knowledge without knowing where it will lead, is part and parcel of what will make the world a better place for all mankind.
www.physics.csbsju.edu /~jcrumley/ast211/policy/shoemaker_space_where_now_and_why.html   (1947 words)

  
 HOS: Galileo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
In the area of its concrete applications, science is necessary to humanity in order to satisfy the just requirements of life and to overcome the various evils that threaten it.
The Church, by carrying out her mission of guardian and advocate of both transcendence, believes that she is assisting science to keep its s in the area of basic research and accomplish its service to man in the area of practical applications.
It is to science, among other things, that we must attribute what the Council has said concerning certain aspects of modern culture: "New conditions have their impact finally on religious life itself.
www.rit.edu /~flwstv/galileo.html   (8189 words)

  
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Argues that science arose only in the West because of its legal concept of corporation, which gave rise to neutral space and free inquiry, concepts integral to modern science.
Particularly important is Science and Society in East and West (190-217) and his survey of noncyclical time conceptions, Time and Eastern Man (218-298).
Useful mainly as documentation of the state of science and technology in 1977-1978, the first stage of the transition between the Cultural Revolution and the modernization of the 1980’s.
ccat.sas.upenn.edu /~nsivin/nakbib.html   (8047 words)

  
 SCIENCE, IDEOLOGY AND HUMAN ANCESTRY
Science has always accepted the concept of natural history; it is a more radical thought that nature has a history, that it is inside history, in so far as we can know it (Gold and Young, 1982).
The conclusion I draw from her work is this: If science is culture, and if culture is not to be ontologically and epistemologically privileged (in the way the 'science of ideas' was privileged by the French Ideologues), then the concept of ideology no longer has a privileged or scandalous conceptual space to occupy.
In the new essay, she argues the case: 'Further, the addition of science studies to cultural studies does not leave the notions of culture, society, and politics untouched, far from it.
www.human-nature.com /human/chap7.html   (11300 words)

  
 Syllabus for PA 5790 (Fall 2003)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Science and technology interface with society in many ways and under the umbrellas of various topics.
what is “acceptable risk”), and the interplay of science and society in the regulatory process (e.g.
Advances in the life sciences from the point of discovery to application require years of costly research and development.
www.hhh.umn.edu /academics/syllabi/2004/pa5790.htm   (2265 words)

  
 math lessons - Jan Swammerdam
Jan Swammerdam (February 12, 1637 - February 17, 1680) was a Dutch scientist.
He also spent much time in the study of insects, investigating the subject of their metamorphosis, and in this and other ways laying the beginnings of their natural classification, while his researches on the anatomy of mayflies and bees were also of great importance.
His devotion to science led to his neglect of practice; his father, resenting this, stopped all supplies and thus Swammerdam experienced a period of considerable privation, which had the most unfortunate consequences to his health, both bodily and mental.
www.mathdaily.com /lessons/Jan_Swammerdam   (320 words)

  
 Rhetorica ad Digitum Prototype
Even though he sought to be objective is his mission to know things with certainty, it was an angel that told him to take up his mission.
He sought a science that began with principles so abstract that their persuasive power could be apparent to reason alone.
Thus Descartes was the Father of modern philosophy and of modern science.
members.aol.com /histrhet/RHET0120.html   (856 words)

  
 An Annotated History Timeline of Modern Science [encyclopedia]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
This article addresses modern science, by which we mean science as we now understand it; e.g.
The Discorsi, together with the Dialogo, both works of popular science, "helped create a new age of scientific thought with their emphasis on observation, common sense, clear language, and persuasion by reasonable arguments" (Park 1990:206).
is a science shop specialising in science toys, science books, games and puzzles, for pre-teens to adults.
kosmoi.com /Science/History   (2748 words)

  
 Red Squirrels Show Signs of Adapting to Climate Change, Alaska Science Forum
Ned Rozell is a science writer at the institute.
One of the noisiest creatures in Alaska is making headlines for its apparent ability to adapt to climate change.
Canadian scientists have found that red squirrels in the Yukon may be the first mammal proven to adapt to climate change.
www.gi.alaska.edu /ScienceForum/ASF16/1637.html   (695 words)

  
 Thomas Hobbes
Travels to the continent with Clinton's son and discovers a passion for geometry and ponders how to use the geometrical method to demonstrate his social and political principles.
With the influence of Galileo, Hobbes develops his social philosophy on principles of geometry and natural science.
1637 Returns to England where the king and parliament are in a heated struggle.
oregonstate.edu /instruct/phl302/philosophers/hobbes.html   (781 words)

  
 1637 in science - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
1637 in science - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This page was last modified 03:00, 30 Aug 2004.
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about 1637 in science contains research on
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/1637_in_science   (99 words)

  
 Scientific Wonders - Family Fun - Trip Ideas: Enjoy Indiana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
WonderLab Museum of Science, Health, & Technology in Bloomington (812-337-1337) is every bit as wonderful as its name indicates.
Kids can try on costumes in a theater, get behind the wheel of a racecar, wind their way through a series of mirrors, and collapse exhausted at the end of their visit.
The Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis (317-232-1637) combines art, science and culture from Indiana and beyond.
www.state.in.us /enjoyindiana/trip_ideas/family_science_tech.asp   (1259 words)

  
 Kids find fun at science-themed slumber party - PittsburghLIVE.com
He and the kids enjoy playful science activities, watch an Omnimax film, eat, and crash in their sleeping bags near the miniature railroad exhibit.
The Science Center's Overnighter program, which has been operating for more than a decade, operates nearly every Friday -- and on an occasional Saturday -- between January and May, and a few weekend nights during other seasons of the year.
Many science centers in the United States host such sleepovers, which, at the Carnegie, have drawn up to 400 people on a single night, Cribbs says.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/entertainment/s_322915.html   (608 words)

  
 Internet History of Science Sourcebook
From the late 17th century until the late 19th century that vision of the cosmos was developed and filled in by what we now call "classical science".
The achievements of this period have not been negated by the discoveries and theories of the late 19th and 20th centuries, but are now seen as accurate only with certain boundaries.
This is one of the most successful, and early, statements on Materialism stemming from the conclusions of the New Science.
www.fordham.edu /halsall/science/sciencesbook.html   (2881 words)

  
 Hide and See: Science News Online, Nov. 6, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
A lot of things can be said about a shirt that sports images of coral-reef fish, but "subtly colored" isn't one of them.
Neeley points out an irony: Just as people are finally tuning in to the remarkable communications system on the reef, we may be overwhelming the system with static.
If you have a comment on this article that you would like considered for publication in Science News, send it to editors@sciencenews.org.
www.sciencenews.org /articles/20041106/bob8.asp   (2248 words)

  
 A United European Astronomy -- Cesarsky 315 (5819): 1637 -- Science
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But today, the American and European situations in astronomy are more balanced, and European astronomers look toward the future with renewed optimism, even though they are well aware that, given the cost of projects and the available funds, hard choices will have to be made.
www.sciencemag.org /cgi/content/summary/315/5819/1637?rss=1   (273 words)

  
 The Manila Times Internet Edition | OPINION > Elevating life through science The queen’s role in capture of FLT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Last week I identified the basic digit 9 as the queen of integers because of its numerous interesting properties.
In 1637 Pierre de Fermat wrote on the margin of Diophantus’ book, Arithmetica, that he had discovered a remarkable theorem but, for lack of space, he could not write the proof.
I criticized it for erroneous conclusions and foundational errors in a series of papers in the Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Dynamical Systems and Applications, 1995; Nonlinear Studies, 1998; Applied Mathematics and Computations, 2001 and 2002; and Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, 2002.
www.manilatimes.net /national/2004/jul/24/yehey/opinion/20040724opi7.html   (1424 words)

  
 Extracellular Ca2+ sensing contributes to excess Ca2+ accumulation and vacuolar fragmentation in a pmr1{Delta} mutant ...
Extracellular Ca2+ sensing contributes to excess Ca2+ accumulation and vacuolar fragmentation in a pmr1{Delta} mutant of S. cerevisiae -- Kellermayer et al.
Articles by Kellermayer, R. Articles by Bedwell, D. Journal of Cell Science 116, 1637-1646 (2003)
Extracellular Ca sensing contributes to excess Ca accumulation and vacuolar fragmentation in a pmr1
jcs.biologists.org /cgi/content/abstract/116/8/1637   (296 words)

  
 LLRX -- Laboratory Animals: An Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Narrative & Research Guide
An attorney who was preparing the suit with ARDF told Science magazine that their decision was “based on USDA’s comments...
Which goes to support one of my pet theories about research of all kinds, that contacting the individuals directly involved in a situation is the very best approach, if it is at all possible to do.
The National Academies are “private, nonprofit institutions that provide science, technology and health policy advice under a congressional charter.” See http://www.nationalacademies.org/nrc/.
www.llrx.com /features/labanimals.htm   (5433 words)

  
 The End of Days Chandra Catches the X-ray Glow From a Supernova
Although more than a thousand supernovae have been observed by optical astronomers, the early X-ray glow from the explosions has been detected in less than a dozen cases.
Right: Supernova 1999em (the letters designate its sequence in the discoveries this year) appears just off the spiral arm of galaxy NGC 1637.
25".1 north of the nucleus of NGC 1637.
science.nasa.gov /newhome/headlines/ast15dec99_2.htm   (1202 words)

  
 Snowflake Scientist Reveals Secrets Behind Shapes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
French philosopher and mathematician René Descartes penned the first detailed account of snow crystal structure in 1637.
Author Kenneth Libbrecht, a California Institute of Technology professor of physics, is a leading authority on snowflake formation.
He describes the science of snow on a flurry-filled journey from crystal formation and symmetry to snowstorm weather and even a field guide to falling snow.
news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2004/02/0226_040226_snowflakes.html   (764 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Science/Health -- New study adds to evidence modern humans not descended from ...
The new study, led by anthropologist Katerina Harvati of New York University, measured 15 standard landmarks on the face and skull of Neanderthals, early modern humans, current humans as well as other primate species.
The results are published in this week's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The study found that the differences measured between humans and Neanderthals were significantly greater than those found between subspecies of any single group, indicating Neanderthals were not a subspecies of humans.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/science/20040126-1637-notneanderthal.html   (448 words)

  
 Web References   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
However, many of my readers are students, and many of them attend colleges that have subscriptions to some of the leading general science journals.
In quest for a phylogeny of Mesozoic mammals.
Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences, Paris 332: 137-144, and companion paper on the paleoenvironment, pp.
www-geology.ucdavis.edu /~cowen/HistoryofLife/ReferencesEd4.html   (8076 words)

  
 Carnegie Science Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The theme for 2005 Science Sleepovers is Wizard School.
Participate in a scavenger hunt and other science competitions and see if you can win the gold.
Carnegie Science Center is fully accessible to persons with disabilities.
www.carnegiesciencecenter.com /activities/overnighters.asp   (592 words)

  
 Chandra :: Chronicles :: Fall Constellations: A Royal Family Reunion in the Chilly Night Sky :: October 25, 2005
In addition to the star patterns, the Chronicle series showcases a selection of the astronomical objects that are found within their boundaries and some of the latest science that has been learned about them.
King Cepheus, with his crown, is located next to Cassiopeia on the sky and contains the planetary nebula NGC 40, a dying, Sun-like star surrounded by hot gas and winds.
Princess Andromeda, still bound to an ocean cliff, is home to our closest spiral galaxy, the Andromeda Galaxy or M31, as well as the flickering fl holes and neutron stars seen in the galaxy NGC 1637.
www.chandra.harvard.edu /chronicle/0405/fall/index.html   (940 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: 1636
1633 1634 1635 - 1636 - 1637 1638 1639
The year 1636 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed See also: 1635 in science, other events of 1636, 1637 in science, list of years in science.
1635 state leaders - Events of 1636 - 1637 state leaders - State leaders by year See also: List of religious leaders in 1636 List of international organization leaders in 1636 List of colonial governors in 1636 Asia China (Ming Dynasty) - Chongzhen, Emperor of China (1627-1644) Japan - Monarch - Meisho, Emperor of Japan...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1636   (2003 words)

  
 BIBLIOGRAPHY: CH331
Transcriiptional Activation of Heat Shock Genes, Morimoto, R. Cells in Stress: (1993) Science, 259, 1409-1410.
Mitochondrial Genetics: A Paradigm for Aging and Degenerative Diseases?, Wallace, D. (1992) Science, 256, 628-632.
Hydrogen Tunneling in Enzyme Reaction, Cha, Y. (1989) Science, 243, 1325-1330.
employees.csbsju.edu /hjakubowski/classes/ch331public/biblio.html   (598 words)

  
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Acta 1009 Science 1010 Science 1011 In: "Genetic Regulation of Development", Loomis, William F., ed., Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York City 340 J. Bacteriol.
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www.amherst.edu /~ccs/summer2002/ccsp/21/notes/1.5.txt   (2437 words)

  
 Research & Science
Recent and exciting developments in science are telling us more every day about the intricacies of our minds, particularly the elaborate nature of the biological processes and chemical reactions that get our bodies through each day.
Thus, in the student op-ed essay defending religious beliefs (48), the writer takes pains to affirm her belief in neurobiology and physiology, though without explaining why these are relevant.
In the university opinion community for which she is writing, the belief that the findings of science have some bearing on whether religious claims are to be believed is just taken for granted.
imamandresearch.blogspot.com   (15025 words)

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