The notebooks in which Sir Isaac Newton worked out the theories on which much classical science is based have been put online by Cambridge University. Here.
Archive of posts tagged physics
Article: French scientists crack secrets of Mona Lisa
San Francisco Chronicle: Full article here ANGELA DOLAND, Associated Press, 07/16/10 The enigmatic smile remains a mystery, but French scientists say they have cracked a few secrets of the “Mona Lisa.” French researchers studied seven of the Louvre Museum’s Leonardo da Vinci paintings, including the “Mona Lisa,” to analyze the master’s use of successive ultrathin [...]
Review of Lars Becker-Larsen’s The Moving Earth
by Amy Ione Lars Becker-Larsen’s production of The Moving Earth offers a splendid chronicle of the scientific shift brought about through studies of planetary motion during the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. The name of the film refers to the work establishing that Earth is a moving planet and the broadly based content tells [...]
Einstein’s Encounters with Mathematicians: The Swiss Years
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 • 6:00pm – 8:00pm • FREE event Speaker: David E. Rowe, PhD, Mainz University | Location: New York University More information It is well known that higher mathematics came to play a central role in Einstein’s general theory of relativity, even if he usually emphasized the importance of purely physical ideas [...]
FYI: Major Public Art Project at CERN Physics Lab
Josef Kristofoletti, a mural painter is about to begin work on a major public art project at CERN physics lab in Geneva, Switzerland. Anyone who is interested in this project can visit the proposal website: http://atlasmural.wordpress.com/2009/
