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A Resource Letter on Physical Eschatology
, 2002 This Resource Letter treats the nascent discipline of physical eschatology, which deals with the future evolution of astrophysical objects, including the universe itself, and is thus both a counterpart and a complement to conventional cosmology.
Cirkovic, Milan M.
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Wilbur Norman Christiansen 1913-2007
, 2011 W. N. ('Chris') Christiansen was an innovative and influential radio astronomy pioneer. The hallmarks of his long and distinguished career in science and engineering, spanning almost five decades, were his inventiveness and his commitment to, and success
Frater, R. H., Goss, W. M.
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Observations of comet C/1652 Y1 recorded in Korean histories
Open AstronomyWe report the Korean records for comet C/1652 Y1, which have not been introduced in previous studies on historical comets. According to Korean historical documents, this comet, described as bai xing (white star, in literal) or ke xing (guest star, in ...
Bahk Uhn Mee +3 more
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, 2003 Sir Arthur Eddington is considered one of the greatest astrophysicist of the twentieth century and yet he gained a stigma when, in the 1930s, he embarked on a quest to develop a unified theory of gravity and quantum mechanics.
Durham, Ian T.
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Michael Vasilyevich Lomonosov and St. Petersburg Academy of Science
RUDN Journal of Philosophy, 2012 Three hundred years ago in 1711 the Great Russian scientist Michael Vasilyevich Lomonosov was born. He was skilled practically in all sciences of his time - mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, mining, philology, poetry, history, philosophy.
T S Sorokina
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Emergent Quantum Mechanics: David Bohm Centennial Perspectives
Entropy, 2019 Emergent quantum mechanics (EmQM) explores the possibility of an ontology for quantum mechanics. The resurgence of interest in realist approaches to quantum mechanics challenges the standard textbook view, which represents an operationalist approach. The
Jan Walleczek +3 more
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Zygon, 2000 Iconographic imagery in the Indo‐Tibetan Buddhist Tantric (i.e., Vajrayāna) tradition is replete with polymorphic symbolic forms. Tantric texts themselves are multivalent, addressing astronomy, astrology, cosmology, history, embryology, physiology ...
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Computing possible worlds in the history of modern astronomy
Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology, 2016 As part of an ongoing study of causal models in the history of science, a counterfactual scenario in the history of modern astronomy is explored with the aid of computer simulations.
Osvaldo Pessoa Jr. +3 more
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, 2020 En este artículo tratamos de comprender la importancia de la metáfora del theatrum mundi para la configuración de la Edad Moderna. Tras una breve introducción sobre la idea de Edad Moderna, tratamos la distinción entre antiguos y modernos desde la perspectiva del descubrimiento de América, argumentando que la idea del globo, plasmada en la cartografía,
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Review of periodical literature for 2024: 400–1100
The Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 1, Page 408-414, February 2026.
James Chetwood
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