Cancer Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 An anagram for "Zoom lecture" is "Elect Mr. Ouzo". Unfortunately, I don't care for ouzo. Another anagram for it is "El zoo rectum", which seems a lot more germane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 9 hours ago, Cancer said: Then it fulfills its true purpose. Thanking you for your contribution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Plato was right: Earth is made, on average, of cubes https://phys.org/news/2020-07-plato-earth-average-cubes.html 'The interesting thing here is that what we find with rock, or earth, is that there is more than a conceptual lineage back to Plato. It turns out that Plato's conception about the element earth being made up of cubes is, literally, the statistical average model for real earth. And that is just mind-blowing." "This paper is the result of three years of serious thinking and work, but it comes back to one core idea," says Domokos. "If you take a three-dimensional polyhedral shape, slice it randomly into two fragments and then slice these fragments again and again, you get a vast number of different polyhedral shapes. But in an average sense, the resulting shape of the fragments is a cube." "When we took this to Doug, he said, 'This is either a mistake, or this is big,'" Domokos recalls. "We worked backward to understand the physics that results in these shapes." "Remarkably, they found that the core mathematical conjecture unites geological processes not only on Earth but around the solar system as well." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 This would be a nice book to read through. at 1.7 kg has lots of weight to it, and the table of contents is extensive: Early Middle Ages The Latin Encyclopedists 1. On the Quadrivium, or Four Mathematical Sciences [Isidore of Seville] 2. On Arithmetic [Boethius] 3. On the Universe and Its Parts [Isidore of Seville] 4. On the Order of the Planets [Macrobius] 5. On the Motion of Mercury and Venus around the Sun [Chalcidius; Martianus Capella] 6. On Ocean and Tides [Macrobius] Later Middle Ages The Translation of Greek and Arabic Science into Latin 7. A List of Translations Made from Arabic into Latin in the Twelfth Century [Gerard of Cremona] 8. A List of Translations Made from Greek into Latin in the Thirteenth Century [William of Moerbeke] The Reaction of the Universities and Theological Authorities to Aristotelian Science and Natural Philosophy 9. The Condemnation of Aristotle’s Books on Natural Philosophy in 1210 at Paris 10. The Command to Expurgate Aristotle’s Books on Natural Philosophy (1231) 11. The Natural Books of Aristotle in the Arts Curriculum at the University of Paris in 1255 12. Statute of the Faculty of Arts Drastically Curtailing the Discussion of Theological Questions (1272) 13. The Condemnation of 1277: A Selection of Articles Relevant to the History of Medieval Science 14. An Objection to Theological Restrictions in the Discussion of a Scientific Question [John Buridan] 15. An Assessment of Buridan’s Objections [Ludovicus (Luis) Coronel] Classification of the Sciences Introduction [Edward Grant] 16. Classification of the Sciences [Hugh of St. Victor] 17. Classification of the Sciences [Domingo Gundisalvo] Logic Introduction [John E. Murdoch] 18. On Terms, “Suppositio,” and Consequences [William of Ockham] Mathematics 19. On the Importance of Studying Mathematics [Roger Bacon] Arithmetic 20. Arabic Numerals and Arithmetic Operations in the Most Popular Algorism of the Middle Ages [John of Sacrobosco] 21. Propositions from a Theoretical Arithmetic [Jordanus of Nemore] Algebra 22. Six Types of Rhetorical Algebraic Equations [Al-Khwarizmi] 23. Algebraic Propositions from the Treatise On Given Numbers [Jordanus of Nemore] Number Theory, Probability, and Infinite Series 24. Number Theory and Indeterminate Analysis [Leonardo of Pisa (Fibonacci)] 25. A Proposition on Mathematical Probability [Nicole Oresme] 26. Infinite Series [Nicole Oresme] Proportions 27. The Definitions of Book V of Euclid’s Elements in a Thirteenth-Century Version, and Commentary [Campanus of Novara] 28. An Algorism of Ratios: Manipulation of Rational Exponents [Nicole Oresme] 29. Rational and Irrational Exponents Distinguished [Nicole Oresme] Geometry 30. On the Division of Figures [Leonardo of Pisa (Fibonacci)] 3l. Two Medieval Versions of Archimedes’ Quadrature of the Circle a. The Abbreviated Version of Pseudo-Bradwardine b. The Question of Albert of Saxony on the Quadrature of the Circle 32. The Trisection of an Angle [Banu Musa; Jordanus of Nemore] 33. Constructions from an Applied Geometry [Dominicus de Clavasio] Trigonometry 34. Trigonometry of the Sine [Richard of Wallingford] Typical Scientific Questions Based on Aristotle’s Major Physical Treatises Introduction [Edward Grant] 35. Questions on the Eight Books of Aristotle’s Physics [Albert of Saxony] 36. Questions on the Four Books of Aristotle’s On the Heavens (De caelo) [John Buridan] 37. Questions on the Two Books of Aristotle’s On Generation and Corruption [Albert of Sax Physics Statics, Or “The Science of Weights” Introduction [Edward Grant] 39. On the Theory of Weight [Jordanus of Nemore] Motion 40. What is Motion? [William of Ockham] Kinematics 41. The Reduction of Curvilinear Velocities to Uniform Rectilinear Velocities [Gerard of Brussels] 42. Uniform and Nonuniform Motion and the Merton College Mean Speed Theorem [William of Heytesbury] 43. The Configuration of Qualities and Motions, Including a Geometric Proof of the Mean Speed Theorem [Nicole Oresme] Dynamics 44. Does Finite and Temporal Motion Require a Resistant Medium? The Responses of Averroes and Avempace in Comment 71 a. The Text of Aristotle b. Averroes’ Expositio on the Text 45. The Mover or Cause in Natural Motion [Averroes] 46. The Medieval Aristotelian Principle of Motion: “Whatever Is Moved Is Moved by Another” [St. Thomas Aquinas] 47. External and Internal Resistances to Motion [Albert of Saxony] 48. The Impetus Theory of Projectile Motion [John Buridan] 49. On the Cause of Acceleration of Free-falling Bodies [John Buridan] 50. In Opposition to Aristotle: Contrary Motions Can Be Continuous without an Intervening Moment of Rest [Marsilius of Inghen; Galileo Galilei] 51. Mathematical Representations of Motion a. “Bradwardine’s Function” and the Repudiation of Four Opposition Theories on Proportions of Motion [Thomas Bradwardine] b. Extended Application of “Bradwardine’s Function” [Nicole Oresme] Atomism 52. The Development and Criticism of Atomism in the Later Middle Ages Thomas Bradwardine Algazel John Duns Scotus Henry of Harclay and William of Alnwick On Vacuum 53. Nature Abhors a Vacuum A Natural Vacuum Denied [Albert of Saxony] Experiments Demonstrating that Nature Abhors a Vacuum [John Buridan] Experiments Demonstrating that Nature Abhors a Vacuum [Marsilius of Inghen] Experiments Demonstrating that Nature Abhors a Vacuum [Galileo Galilei] 54. Nature Does Not Abhor a Vacuum [Blaise Pascal] 55. Motion in a Hypothetical Void A Kinematic Argument for Finite Motion in a Hypothetical Void [St. Thomas Aquinas] Dynamic Arguments Justifying Motion in a Hypothetical Void [Albert of Saxony] His Earliest Law of Motion and His Arguments for Finite Velocity in a Void [Galileo Galilei] Unequal Homogeneous Bodies Fall with Equal Velocity in a Vacuum [Thomas Bradwardine] Unequal Homogeneous Bodies Fall with Equal Velocity in a Vacuum [Albert of Saxony] Unequal Homogeneous Bodies Fall with Equal Velocity in a Vacuum [Galileo Galilei] 56. On Interstitial Vacua Explanation of Condensation and Rarefaction, and Denial of Interstitial Vacua [Marsilius of Inghen] The Existence of Interstitial Vacua Affirmed [Nicholas of Autrecourt] The Existence of Interstitial Vacua Affirmed [Galileo Galilei] Measurement Of Forces 57. On Maximum and Minimum Powers [John Buridan] Magnetism 58. An Encyclopedist’s Description of the Magnet [Bartholomew the Englishman] 59. The First Systematic Description in Europe of the Properties of the Lodestone [Peter Peregrinus] Optics 60. The Encyclopedic Tradition in Optics Natural Questions [Adelard of Bath] Concerning the Natures of Things [Alexander Neckam] Concerning the Properties of Things [Bartholomew the Englishman] 61. Robert Grosseteste and the Revival of Optics in the West Concerning Lines, Angles, and Figures [Robert Grosseteste] On the Rainbow [Robert Grosseteste] 62. Late Thirteenth-Century Synthesis in Optics The Nature and Multiplication of Light or Species [Roger Bacon] The Nature and Multiplication of Light or Species [John Pecham] The Nature and Multiplication of Light or Species [Roger Bacon] The Nature and Multiplication of Light or Species [Witelo] The Speed of Propagation of Light or Species [Witelo] The Speed of Propagation of Light or Species [Roger Bacon] The Structure of the Eye [John Pecham] The Lens as the Sensitive Organ of the Eye [Alhazen] The Lens as the Sensitive Organ of the Eye [Roger Bacon] The Lens as the Sensitive Organ of the Eye [Witelo] The Act of Sight [Alhazen] The Act of Sight [Witelo] The Act of Sight [John Pecham] The Debate about Visual Rays [Alhazen] The Debate about Visual Rays [Roger Bacon] The Debate about Visual Rays [John Pecham] The Debate about Visual Rays [Witelo] Psychology of Visual Perception [Roger Bacon] The Geometry of Reflection [John Pecham] A Problem of Image Formation by Reflection [Witelo] Paraboloidal Burning Mirrors [Alhazen] Paraboloidal Burning Mirrors [Witelo] Causal Analysis of Reflection [Alhazen] Causal Analysis of Reflection [Roger Bacon] Causal Analysis of Reflection [Witelo] An Instrument for Investigating Refraction [Alhazen] The Geometry of Refraction [Roger Bacon] The Geometry of Refraction [Witelo] Image Formation by Refraction [John Pecham] Image Formation by Refraction [Roger Bacon] The Burning Glass [John Pecham] Causal Analysis of Refraction [Roger Bacon] Causal Analysis of Refraction [Witelo] 63. Late Medieval Optics Questions Concerning Perspective [Henry of Hesse] On the Rainbow [Theodoric of Freiberg] Astronomy, Astrology, and Cosmology The Elements Of Astronomy 64. The Two Most Popular Medieval Handbooks of the Elements of Astronomy a. John of Sacrobosco: On the Sphere b. Anonymous: The Theory of the Planets 65. Extracts from the Alfonsine Tables and Rules for Their Use [John of Saxony] Astrology 66. An Attack upon Astrology [Nicole Oresme] Cosmology 67. On the Possible Diurnal Rotation of the Earth a. Introduction [Edward Grant] b. The Immobility of the Earth in the Center of the World [Ptolemy] c. The Immobility of the Earth in the Center of the World [St. Thomas Aquinas] d. Heraclides of Pontus and Aristarchus Mentioned as Proponents of the Earth’s Diurnal Rotation [St. Thomas Aquinas] e. The Compatibility of the Earth’s Diurnal Rotation with Astronomical Phenomena [John Buridan] f. The Compatibility of the Earth’s Diurnal Rotation with Astronomical Phenomena and Terrestrial Physics [Nicole Oresme] g. The Compatability of the Earth’s Diurnal Rotation with Astronomical Phenomena and Terrestrial Physics [Nicolaus Copernicus] 68. On Saving the Phenomena and the Reality or Unreality of Epicycles and Eccentrics a. The Reality of Epicycles and Eccentrics Denied [Moses Maimonides] b. The Reality of Epicycles and Eccentrics Affirmed [Bernard of Verdun] c. An Intermediate Position—Epicycles Denied, Eccentrics Affirmed [John Buridan] 69. On the Commensurability or Incommensurability of Celestial Motions [Nicole Oresme] 70. On Comets [Albertus Magnus] 71. The Possibility of a Plurality of Worlds [Nicole Oresme] 72. On the Existence of an Imaginary Infinite Void Space Beyond the Finite Cosmos a. Hermes Trismegistus to Asclepius: Void Beyond the Cosmos Lacks Matter but Not Spirit 73. On a God-filled Extramundane Infinite Void Space a. Thomas Bradwardine b. Nicole Oresme c. Jesuit Commentators at the College of Coimbra, Portugal d. Otto von Guericke Alchemy and Chemistry 74. On the Formation of Minerals and Metals and the Impossibility of Alchemy [Avicenna] 75. Twenty-six Arguments against Alchemy and the Responses Thereto [Petrus Bonus] 76. A Description of Alchemical Operations, Procedures, and Materials [Albertus Magnus] 77. How Elements Persist in a Compound [St. Thomas Aquinas; Albert of Saxony] Geology, Geography, and Oceanography Geology 78. On the Formation of Stones and Mountains [Avicenna] 79. On the Motion of the Earth’s Center of Gravity and the Formation of Mountains [John Buridan] 80. On the Material, Hardness, and Fissility of Stones [Albertus Magnus] Geography 81. The Image or Representation of the World ([Ymago Mundi) [Pierre d’Ailly, with the Marginal Comments of Christopher Columbus] Oceanography 82. On the Causes of the Tides [Robert Grosseteste] Biology Zoology 83. Descriptions of Animals from a Twelfth-Century Bestiary 84. An Attempt at a Scientific Description of Animals [Albertus Magnus] 85. On the Structure and Habits of Birds [Frederick II of Hohenstaufen] 86. Philosophical and Theoretical Zoology [Albertus Magnus] Botany 87. Philosophical and Theoretical Botany [Albertus Magnus] 88. An Illustration of Descriptive Botany: The Oak Tree [Albertus Magnus] Medicine Theory 89. Early Medieval Medicine [Isidore of Seville] Physiology 90. The Galenic System [Joannitius (Hunain ibn Ishaq)] 91. Canon [Avicenna] Scientific Method 92. Commentaries on Galen’s Tegni [Jacopo da Forli and Haly Rodohan] Anatomy 93. On Anatomy [Isidore of Seville] 94. Anatomical Demonstration at Salerno: The Anatomy of the Pig [Anonymous] 95. A Scholastic Anatomy: The Anatomy of Master Nicholas [Master Nicholas (?)] 96. Anatomy Based on Human Dissection: The Anatomy of Mundinus [Mondino de’ Luzzi] 97. A Fifteenth-Century Autopsy [Bernard Tornius] Practice 98. General Instructions for the Practitioner [Archimatthaeus] Methods of Diagnosis 99. Interpretation of the Pulse [Anonymous] 100. Interpretation of the Urine [Giles of Corbeil; Arnald of Villanova] 101. Interpretation of Particular Symptoms a. Gilbert the Englishman: The Symptoms of Leprosy b. Jordan of Turre (?): The Symptoms of Lepers c. John of Mirfeld: Danger Symptoms A Method of Medical Practice 102. A Consilium [Ugo Benzi] Treatment of Particular Ailments 103. Gynecology [Trotula] 104. How to Combat Spells Preventing Intercourse [Constantine the African] 105. Diseases of the Skin [Theodoric, Bishop of Cervia] 106. Smallpox [John Gaddesden] 107. Bubonic Plague [Guy de Chauliac] Tools Employed in Treatment 108. Diet and Regimen [Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum] 109. Drugs: Simple Medicines Simple Medicines [Rufinus] The Preparation and Medicinal Use of Alcohol [Taddeo Alderotti] 110. Drugs: Compound Medicines The Rationalization of Pharmacy [Matthaeus Platearius] Traditional Empirical Pharmacy [Antidotarium Nicolai] Mathematical Pharmacy [Bernard of Gordon] Surgery 111. History of Surgery [Guy de Chauliac] 112. Salernitan Surgery [Roger of Salerno] 113. Definition and Objectives of Surgery [Theodoric, Bishop of Cervia] 114. Bloodletting [Lanfranc] 115. The Treatment of Wounds [Theodoric, Bishop of Cervia; Henry of Mondevile; Guy de Chauliac] 116. Plastic Surgery [Heinrich von Pfolspeundt] Brief Author Biographies Index https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674823600&content=toc tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 A SOURCE BOOK IN MATHEMATICS, 1200-1800 (pdf via Archive.org)A SOURCE BOOK IN GREEK SCIENCE (pdf via Archive.org) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 9 hours ago, Bazza said: This would be a nice book to read through. at 1.7 kg has lots of weight to it, and the table of contents is extensive: Hide contents Early Middle Ages The Latin Encyclopedists 1. On the Quadrivium, or Four Mathematical Sciences [Isidore of Seville] 2. On Arithmetic [Boethius] 3. On the Universe and Its Parts [Isidore of Seville] 4. On the Order of the Planets [Macrobius] 5. On the Motion of Mercury and Venus around the Sun [Chalcidius; Martianus Capella] 6. On Ocean and Tides [Macrobius] Later Middle Ages The Translation of Greek and Arabic Science into Latin 7. A List of Translations Made from Arabic into Latin in the Twelfth Century [Gerard of Cremona] 8. A List of Translations Made from Greek into Latin in the Thirteenth Century [William of Moerbeke] The Reaction of the Universities and Theological Authorities to Aristotelian Science and Natural Philosophy 9. The Condemnation of Aristotle’s Books on Natural Philosophy in 1210 at Paris 10. The Command to Expurgate Aristotle’s Books on Natural Philosophy (1231) 11. The Natural Books of Aristotle in the Arts Curriculum at the University of Paris in 1255 12. Statute of the Faculty of Arts Drastically Curtailing the Discussion of Theological Questions (1272) 13. The Condemnation of 1277: A Selection of Articles Relevant to the History of Medieval Science 14. An Objection to Theological Restrictions in the Discussion of a Scientific Question [John Buridan] 15. An Assessment of Buridan’s Objections [Ludovicus (Luis) Coronel] Classification of the Sciences Introduction [Edward Grant] 16. Classification of the Sciences [Hugh of St. Victor] 17. Classification of the Sciences [Domingo Gundisalvo] Logic Introduction [John E. Murdoch] 18. On Terms, “Suppositio,” and Consequences [William of Ockham] Mathematics 19. On the Importance of Studying Mathematics [Roger Bacon] Arithmetic 20. Arabic Numerals and Arithmetic Operations in the Most Popular Algorism of the Middle Ages [John of Sacrobosco] 21. Propositions from a Theoretical Arithmetic [Jordanus of Nemore] Algebra 22. Six Types of Rhetorical Algebraic Equations [Al-Khwarizmi] 23. Algebraic Propositions from the Treatise On Given Numbers [Jordanus of Nemore] Number Theory, Probability, and Infinite Series 24. Number Theory and Indeterminate Analysis [Leonardo of Pisa (Fibonacci)] 25. A Proposition on Mathematical Probability [Nicole Oresme] 26. Infinite Series [Nicole Oresme] Proportions 27. The Definitions of Book V of Euclid’s Elements in a Thirteenth-Century Version, and Commentary [Campanus of Novara] 28. An Algorism of Ratios: Manipulation of Rational Exponents [Nicole Oresme] 29. Rational and Irrational Exponents Distinguished [Nicole Oresme] Geometry 30. On the Division of Figures [Leonardo of Pisa (Fibonacci)] 3l. Two Medieval Versions of Archimedes’ Quadrature of the Circle a. The Abbreviated Version of Pseudo-Bradwardine b. The Question of Albert of Saxony on the Quadrature of the Circle 32. The Trisection of an Angle [Banu Musa; Jordanus of Nemore] 33. Constructions from an Applied Geometry [Dominicus de Clavasio] Trigonometry 34. Trigonometry of the Sine [Richard of Wallingford] Typical Scientific Questions Based on Aristotle’s Major Physical Treatises Introduction [Edward Grant] 35. Questions on the Eight Books of Aristotle’s Physics [Albert of Saxony] 36. Questions on the Four Books of Aristotle’s On the Heavens (De caelo) [John Buridan] 37. Questions on the Two Books of Aristotle’s On Generation and Corruption [Albert of Sax Physics Statics, Or “The Science of Weights” Introduction [Edward Grant] 39. On the Theory of Weight [Jordanus of Nemore] Motion 40. What is Motion? [William of Ockham] Kinematics 41. The Reduction of Curvilinear Velocities to Uniform Rectilinear Velocities [Gerard of Brussels] 42. Uniform and Nonuniform Motion and the Merton College Mean Speed Theorem [William of Heytesbury] 43. The Configuration of Qualities and Motions, Including a Geometric Proof of the Mean Speed Theorem [Nicole Oresme] Dynamics 44. Does Finite and Temporal Motion Require a Resistant Medium? The Responses of Averroes and Avempace in Comment 71 a. The Text of Aristotle b. Averroes’ Expositio on the Text 45. The Mover or Cause in Natural Motion [Averroes] 46. The Medieval Aristotelian Principle of Motion: “Whatever Is Moved Is Moved by Another” [St. Thomas Aquinas] 47. External and Internal Resistances to Motion [Albert of Saxony] 48. The Impetus Theory of Projectile Motion [John Buridan] 49. On the Cause of Acceleration of Free-falling Bodies [John Buridan] 50. In Opposition to Aristotle: Contrary Motions Can Be Continuous without an Intervening Moment of Rest [Marsilius of Inghen; Galileo Galilei] 51. Mathematical Representations of Motion a. “Bradwardine’s Function” and the Repudiation of Four Opposition Theories on Proportions of Motion [Thomas Bradwardine] b. Extended Application of “Bradwardine’s Function” [Nicole Oresme] Atomism 52. The Development and Criticism of Atomism in the Later Middle Ages Thomas Bradwardine Algazel John Duns Scotus Henry of Harclay and William of Alnwick On Vacuum 53. Nature Abhors a Vacuum A Natural Vacuum Denied [Albert of Saxony] Experiments Demonstrating that Nature Abhors a Vacuum [John Buridan] Experiments Demonstrating that Nature Abhors a Vacuum [Marsilius of Inghen] Experiments Demonstrating that Nature Abhors a Vacuum [Galileo Galilei] 54. Nature Does Not Abhor a Vacuum [Blaise Pascal] 55. Motion in a Hypothetical Void A Kinematic Argument for Finite Motion in a Hypothetical Void [St. Thomas Aquinas] Dynamic Arguments Justifying Motion in a Hypothetical Void [Albert of Saxony] His Earliest Law of Motion and His Arguments for Finite Velocity in a Void [Galileo Galilei] Unequal Homogeneous Bodies Fall with Equal Velocity in a Vacuum [Thomas Bradwardine] Unequal Homogeneous Bodies Fall with Equal Velocity in a Vacuum [Albert of Saxony] Unequal Homogeneous Bodies Fall with Equal Velocity in a Vacuum [Galileo Galilei] 56. On Interstitial Vacua Explanation of Condensation and Rarefaction, and Denial of Interstitial Vacua [Marsilius of Inghen] The Existence of Interstitial Vacua Affirmed [Nicholas of Autrecourt] The Existence of Interstitial Vacua Affirmed [Galileo Galilei] Measurement Of Forces 57. On Maximum and Minimum Powers [John Buridan] Magnetism 58. An Encyclopedist’s Description of the Magnet [Bartholomew the Englishman] 59. The First Systematic Description in Europe of the Properties of the Lodestone [Peter Peregrinus] Optics 60. The Encyclopedic Tradition in Optics Natural Questions [Adelard of Bath] Concerning the Natures of Things [Alexander Neckam] Concerning the Properties of Things [Bartholomew the Englishman] 61. Robert Grosseteste and the Revival of Optics in the West Concerning Lines, Angles, and Figures [Robert Grosseteste] On the Rainbow [Robert Grosseteste] 62. Late Thirteenth-Century Synthesis in Optics The Nature and Multiplication of Light or Species [Roger Bacon] The Nature and Multiplication of Light or Species [John Pecham] The Nature and Multiplication of Light or Species [Roger Bacon] The Nature and Multiplication of Light or Species [Witelo] The Speed of Propagation of Light or Species [Witelo] The Speed of Propagation of Light or Species [Roger Bacon] The Structure of the Eye [John Pecham] The Lens as the Sensitive Organ of the Eye [Alhazen] The Lens as the Sensitive Organ of the Eye [Roger Bacon] The Lens as the Sensitive Organ of the Eye [Witelo] The Act of Sight [Alhazen] The Act of Sight [Witelo] The Act of Sight [John Pecham] The Debate about Visual Rays [Alhazen] The Debate about Visual Rays [Roger Bacon] The Debate about Visual Rays [John Pecham] The Debate about Visual Rays [Witelo] Psychology of Visual Perception [Roger Bacon] The Geometry of Reflection [John Pecham] A Problem of Image Formation by Reflection [Witelo] Paraboloidal Burning Mirrors [Alhazen] Paraboloidal Burning Mirrors [Witelo] Causal Analysis of Reflection [Alhazen] Causal Analysis of Reflection [Roger Bacon] Causal Analysis of Reflection [Witelo] An Instrument for Investigating Refraction [Alhazen] The Geometry of Refraction [Roger Bacon] The Geometry of Refraction [Witelo] Image Formation by Refraction [John Pecham] Image Formation by Refraction [Roger Bacon] The Burning Glass [John Pecham] Causal Analysis of Refraction [Roger Bacon] Causal Analysis of Refraction [Witelo] 63. Late Medieval Optics Questions Concerning Perspective [Henry of Hesse] On the Rainbow [Theodoric of Freiberg] Astronomy, Astrology, and Cosmology The Elements Of Astronomy 64. The Two Most Popular Medieval Handbooks of the Elements of Astronomy a. John of Sacrobosco: On the Sphere b. Anonymous: The Theory of the Planets 65. Extracts from the Alfonsine Tables and Rules for Their Use [John of Saxony] Astrology 66. An Attack upon Astrology [Nicole Oresme] Cosmology 67. On the Possible Diurnal Rotation of the Earth a. Introduction [Edward Grant] b. The Immobility of the Earth in the Center of the World [Ptolemy] c. The Immobility of the Earth in the Center of the World [St. Thomas Aquinas] d. Heraclides of Pontus and Aristarchus Mentioned as Proponents of the Earth’s Diurnal Rotation [St. Thomas Aquinas] e. The Compatibility of the Earth’s Diurnal Rotation with Astronomical Phenomena [John Buridan] f. The Compatibility of the Earth’s Diurnal Rotation with Astronomical Phenomena and Terrestrial Physics [Nicole Oresme] g. The Compatability of the Earth’s Diurnal Rotation with Astronomical Phenomena and Terrestrial Physics [Nicolaus Copernicus] 68. On Saving the Phenomena and the Reality or Unreality of Epicycles and Eccentrics a. The Reality of Epicycles and Eccentrics Denied [Moses Maimonides] b. The Reality of Epicycles and Eccentrics Affirmed [Bernard of Verdun] c. An Intermediate Position—Epicycles Denied, Eccentrics Affirmed [John Buridan] 69. On the Commensurability or Incommensurability of Celestial Motions [Nicole Oresme] 70. On Comets [Albertus Magnus] 71. The Possibility of a Plurality of Worlds [Nicole Oresme] 72. On the Existence of an Imaginary Infinite Void Space Beyond the Finite Cosmos a. Hermes Trismegistus to Asclepius: Void Beyond the Cosmos Lacks Matter but Not Spirit 73. On a God-filled Extramundane Infinite Void Space a. Thomas Bradwardine b. Nicole Oresme c. Jesuit Commentators at the College of Coimbra, Portugal d. Otto von Guericke Alchemy and Chemistry 74. On the Formation of Minerals and Metals and the Impossibility of Alchemy [Avicenna] 75. Twenty-six Arguments against Alchemy and the Responses Thereto [Petrus Bonus] 76. A Description of Alchemical Operations, Procedures, and Materials [Albertus Magnus] 77. How Elements Persist in a Compound [St. Thomas Aquinas; Albert of Saxony] Geology, Geography, and Oceanography Geology 78. On the Formation of Stones and Mountains [Avicenna] 79. On the Motion of the Earth’s Center of Gravity and the Formation of Mountains [John Buridan] 80. On the Material, Hardness, and Fissility of Stones [Albertus Magnus] Geography 81. The Image or Representation of the World ([Ymago Mundi) [Pierre d’Ailly, with the Marginal Comments of Christopher Columbus] Oceanography 82. On the Causes of the Tides [Robert Grosseteste] Biology Zoology 83. Descriptions of Animals from a Twelfth-Century Bestiary 84. An Attempt at a Scientific Description of Animals [Albertus Magnus] 85. On the Structure and Habits of Birds [Frederick II of Hohenstaufen] 86. Philosophical and Theoretical Zoology [Albertus Magnus] Botany 87. Philosophical and Theoretical Botany [Albertus Magnus] 88. An Illustration of Descriptive Botany: The Oak Tree [Albertus Magnus] Medicine Theory 89. Early Medieval Medicine [Isidore of Seville] Physiology 90. The Galenic System [Joannitius (Hunain ibn Ishaq)] 91. Canon [Avicenna] Scientific Method 92. Commentaries on Galen’s Tegni [Jacopo da Forli and Haly Rodohan] Anatomy 93. On Anatomy [Isidore of Seville] 94. Anatomical Demonstration at Salerno: The Anatomy of the Pig [Anonymous] 95. A Scholastic Anatomy: The Anatomy of Master Nicholas [Master Nicholas (?)] 96. Anatomy Based on Human Dissection: The Anatomy of Mundinus [Mondino de’ Luzzi] 97. A Fifteenth-Century Autopsy [Bernard Tornius] Practice 98. General Instructions for the Practitioner [Archimatthaeus] Methods of Diagnosis 99. Interpretation of the Pulse [Anonymous] 100. Interpretation of the Urine [Giles of Corbeil; Arnald of Villanova] 101. Interpretation of Particular Symptoms a. Gilbert the Englishman: The Symptoms of Leprosy b. Jordan of Turre (?): The Symptoms of Lepers c. John of Mirfeld: Danger Symptoms A Method of Medical Practice 102. A Consilium [Ugo Benzi] Treatment of Particular Ailments 103. Gynecology [Trotula] 104. How to Combat Spells Preventing Intercourse [Constantine the African] 105. Diseases of the Skin [Theodoric, Bishop of Cervia] 106. Smallpox [John Gaddesden] 107. Bubonic Plague [Guy de Chauliac] Tools Employed in Treatment 108. Diet and Regimen [Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum] 109. Drugs: Simple Medicines Simple Medicines [Rufinus] The Preparation and Medicinal Use of Alcohol [Taddeo Alderotti] 110. Drugs: Compound Medicines The Rationalization of Pharmacy [Matthaeus Platearius] Traditional Empirical Pharmacy [Antidotarium Nicolai] Mathematical Pharmacy [Bernard of Gordon] Surgery 111. History of Surgery [Guy de Chauliac] 112. Salernitan Surgery [Roger of Salerno] 113. Definition and Objectives of Surgery [Theodoric, Bishop of Cervia] 114. Bloodletting [Lanfranc] 115. The Treatment of Wounds [Theodoric, Bishop of Cervia; Henry of Mondevile; Guy de Chauliac] 116. Plastic Surgery [Heinrich von Pfolspeundt] Brief Author Biographies Index https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674823600&content=toc I got tired scrolling through the table of contents Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 24, 2020 Report Share Posted July 24, 2020 There'll be a reading quiz Tuesday. Bazza 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 I just completed the NESTA workshop. It was an excellent workshop. The one bad part was the technical difficulty the first day that didn't let a lot of people join alive chat. I was one of those people, which is why I was so angry that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 It really was a great workshop. I can't count the number of times I found myself thinking, "I can make use of this when I talk about _____." Thank you for the recommendation, Cancer. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 Thanks, Cancer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 In our State Core Curriculum for physics, the fourth quarter is all about waves. This includes light, sound, and electronics. Friday's investigation has an awful lot that I can use in talking about both light and electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 25, 2020 Report Share Posted July 25, 2020 That workshop had some names I recognized and some people I know by reputation, so it seemed like a better than average chance of being useful. I just had a couple of items requiring my attention that meant I couldn't take it in myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 It's a shame you had a schedule conflict. The host said there would be more workshops in the future, so perhaps next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 26, 2020 Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 This is how you tempt Pariah. Pariah and tkdguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Possibly, but these two surely will do too. The Galileo was my bday gift to Pariah. The Descartes is next years. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 I still have a copy of Galileo's book somewhere in my house. I haven't read it in ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Before you give me Descartes, aren't you supposed to give me Horace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Never put Descartes before the Horace. tkdguy, Pariah and Starlord 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 22 minutes ago, Pariah said: Before you give me Descartes, aren't you supposed to give me Horace? I can do that. If I can find a cheap edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Other standout originals & bona fide classics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Starlord Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 2 hours ago, L. Marcus said: Never put Descartes before the Horace. tkdguy, Pariah and L. Marcus 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 Paradigms lost Science is not a ‘body of knowledge’ – it’s a dynamic, ongoing reconfiguration of knowledge and must be free to change https://aeon.co/essays/science-needs-the-freedom-to-constantly-change-its-mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 That feeling when you run across a former student and your mouth says "Hey, good to see you again" but your mind says "So, I see you're not incarcerated. Good for you!" tkdguy and Logan D. Hurricanes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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