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MBIE – Building Technical Guides Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Senior Engineering Advisor William Whewell talks about the role of MBIE and how their technical building guides should be used. Covered takes a look behind the scenes on the residential rebuild in Canterbury to see how things are progressing post-quake and seeks to get the answers people are wanting on rebuild and insurance matters. The informative series focuses on aspects that will help customers better understand the processes so they can make informed decisions about their claims, repairs or rebuilds and to know where to seek further support where appropriate. The series features everything from repair methods and land issues to cash settlement processes and the support services that are available to help residents in their decision-making process. For further free support and social services contact: Canterbury Support Line 0800 777 846 Canterbury Earthquake Temporary Accommodation Service 0800 637 227 For further free Independant advice or advocacy contact: Residential Advisory Service/Community Law 0800 777 229 www.advisory.org.nz Canterbury Insurance Assistance Service www.cias.org.nz assistance@cias.org.nz For further support and social services contact: Canterbury Support Line 0800 777 846 Canterbury Earthquake Temporary Accommodation Service 0800 637 227 For more episodes visit www.rebuildchristchurch.co.nz/covered
In a work called 'The Ninth Birdgewater Treatise', Charles Babbage attempted to criticize his friend William Whewell's miracle theory of speciation. It wasn'...
October 2, 2014 Dhruv Raina, Professor at the Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India University of King’s College, Halifax, NS How did Indian intellectuals receive and respond to Western notions of the histories of philosophy and science in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? How did Indian intellectuals attempt to reconstruct the history of their own tradition? This talk will explore how the works of key thinkers William Whewell and J.S. Mill were taken up by Indian philosophers and historians in Calcutta at the end of the nineteenth century, and how these influenced the interpretation of the history of Indian philosophy and science. The Indian response will be gleaned from a detailed discussion of the works of the Indian philosopher B.N. Seal and the sociologist Benoy Kumar Sarkar.
Slides: http://www.slideshare.net/mobile/jswilkins/what-is-po-s Abstract: http://2014.sci philosophy-of-science-what-why/ See this post by John Wilkins at Evolving Thoughts: http://evolvingthoughts.net/2011/07/why-do-philosophy-of-science. John-Wilkins---Phil-Sci-IntroEvery so often, somebody will attack the worth, role or relevance of philosophy on the internets, as I have discussed before. Occasionally it will be a scientist, who usually conflates philosophy with theology. This is as bad as someone assuming that because I do some philosophy I must have the Meaning of Life (the answer is, variously, 12 year old Scotch, good chocolate, or dental hygiene). But it raises an interesting question or two: what is the reason to do philosophy in relation to science? being the most obvious (and thus set up the context in which you can answer questions like: are there other ways to find truth than science?). So I thought I would briefly give my reasons for that. When philosophy began around 500BCE, there was no distinction between science and philosophy, nor, for that matter, between religion and philosophy. Arguably, science began when the pre-Socratics started to ask what the natures of things were that made them behave as they did, and equally arguably the first actual empirical scientist was Aristotle (and, I suspect, his graduate students). But a distinction between science and philosophy began with the separation between natural philosophy (roughly what we now call science) and moral philosophy, which dealt with things to do with human life and included what we should believe about the world, including moral, theological and metaphysical beliefs. The natural kind was involved in considering the natures or things. A lot gets packed into that simple word, nature: it literally means “in-born” (natus) and the Greek physikos means much the same. Of course, something can be in-born only if it is born that way (yes, folks, she’s playing on some old tropes here!), and most physical things aren’t born at all, but the idea was passed from living to nonliving things, and so natural philosophy was born. That way. In the period after Francis Bacon, natural philosophy was something that depended crucially on observation, and so the Empiricists arose: Locke, Berkeley, Hobbes, and later Hume. That these names are famous in philosophy suggests something: philosophy does best when it is trying to elucidate science itself. And when William Whewell in 1833 coined the term scientist to denote those who sought scientia or knowledge, science had begun its separation from the rest of philosophy. Or imperfectly, anyway. For a start the very best scientists of the day, including Babbage, Buckland and Whewell himself wrote philosophical tomes alongside theologians and philosophers. And the tradition continues until now, such as the recent book by Stephen Hawking in which he declares the philosophical enterprise is dead, a decidedly philosophical claim to make. Many scientists seem to find the doing of philosophy inevitable. So why do I do philosophy of science? Simply because it is where the epistemic action is: science is where we do get knowledge, and I wish to understand how and why, and the limitations. All else flows from this for me. Others I know (and respect) do straight metaphysics and philosophy of language, but I do not. It only has a bite if it gives some clarity to science. I think this is also true of metaphysics, ethics and such matters as philosophy of religion. ... Subscribe to this Channel: http://youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TheRationalFuture Science, Technology & the Future: http://scifuture.org Humanity+: http://humanityplus.org
A physicist is a scientist who does research in physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made (particle physics) to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole (cosmology). The term "physicist" was coined by William Whewell in his 1840 book The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences. This video is targeted to blind users. Attribution: Article text available under CC-BY-SA Creative Commons image source in video
UNIFORMITARIANISM - Modern uniformitarianism was formulated by Scottish naturalists in the late 18th century, starting with the work of the geologist James H...
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Diamagnetic materials create an induced magnetic field in a direction opposite to an externally applied magnetic field, and are repelled by the applied magnetic field. In contrast, the opposite behavior is exhibited by paramagnetic materials. Diamagnetism is a quantum mechanical effect that occurs in all materials; where it is the only contribution to the magnetism the material is called a diamagnet. Unlike a ferromagnet, a diamagnet is not a permanent magnet. Its magnetic permeability is less than μ0 (the permeability of free space). In most materials diamagnetism is a weak effect, but a superconductor repels the magnetic field entirely, apart from a thin layer at the surface. Diamagnets were first discovered when Sebald Justinus Brugmans observed in 1778 that bismuth and antimony were repelled by magnetic fields. In 1845, Michael Faraday demonstrated that it was a property of matter and concluded that every material responded (in either a diamagnetic or paramagnetic way) to an applied magnetic field. He adopted the term diamagnetism after it was suggested to him by William Whewell. This video is targeted to blind users. Attribution: Article text available under CC-BY-SA Creative Commons image source in video
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Extraterrestrial Artifacts on Mars For centuries people have speculated about the possibility of life on Mars due to the planet's proximity and similarity to Earth. Although there has been much speculation, to date there has never been any proof of life ever existing on Mars. Serious searches for evidence of life began in the 19th century, and they continue today via telescopic investigations and landed missions. While early work focused on phenomenology and bordered on fantasy, modern scientific inquiry has emphasized the search for water, chemical biosignatures in the soil and rocks at the planet's surface, and biomarker gases in the atmosphere. Mars is of particular interest for the study of the origins of life because of its similarity to the early Earth. This is especially so since Mars has a cold climate and lacks plate tectonics or continental drift, so it has remained almost unchanged since the end of the Hesperian period. At least two thirds of Mars's surface is more than 3.5 billion years old, and Mars may thus hold the best record of the prebiotic conditions leading to abiogenesis, even if life does not or has never existed there. It remains an open question whether life currently exists on Mars or has existed there in the past, and fictional Martians have been a recurring feature of popular entertainment of the 20th and 21st centuries. On January 24, 2014, NASA reported that current studies on the planet Mars by the Curiosity and Opportunity rovers will now be searching for evidence of ancient life, including a biosphere based on autotrophic, chemotrophic, and/or chemolithoautotrophic microorganisms, as well as ancient water, including fluvio-lacustrine environments (plains related to ancient rivers or lakes) that may have been habitable. The search for evidence of habitability, taphonomy (related to fossils), and organic carbon on the planet Mars is now a primary NASA objective. Mars' polar ice caps were observed as early as the mid-17th century, and they were first proven to grow and shrink alternately, in the summer and winter of each hemisphere, by William Herschel in the latter part of the 18th century. By the mid-19th century, astronomers knew that Mars had certain other similarities to Earth, for example that the length of a day on Mars was almost the same as a day on Earth. They also knew that its axial tilt was similar to Earth's, which meant it experienced seasons just as Earth does — but of nearly double the length owing to its much longer year. These observations led to the increase in speculation that the darker albedo features were water, and brighter ones were land. It was therefore natural to suppose that Mars may be inhabited by some form of life. In 1854, William Whewell, a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, who popularized the word scientist, theorized that Mars had seas, land and possibly life forms. Speculation about life on Mars exploded in the late 19th century, following telescopic observation by some observers of apparent Martian canals — which were later found to be optical illusions. Despite this, in 1895, American astronomer Percival Lowell published his book Mars, followed by Mars and its Canals in 1906, proposing that the canals were the work of a long-gone civilization. This idea led British writer H. G. Wells to write The War of the Worlds in 1897, telling of an invasion by aliens from Mars who were fleeing the planet’s desiccation. Spectroscopic analysis of Mars' atmosphere began in earnest in 1894, when U.S. astronomer William Wallace Campbell showed that neither water nor oxygen were present in the Martian atmosphere. By 1909 better telescopes and the best perihelic opposition of Mars since 1877 conclusively put an end to the canal hypothesis.-Wikipedia Tags aliens on mars,aliens on mars youtube,aliens on mars photos,aliens on mars nasa,aliens on mars moon,aliens on mars 2014,aliens on mars videos,aliens on mars proof,aliens on mars pictures,aliens on mars news,aliens on mars youtube,aliens on mars photos,aliens on mars nasa,aliens on mars moon,aliens on mars 2014,aliens on mars videos,aliens on mars proof,aliens on mars pictures,aliens on mars news,aliens on mars movie,aliens on mars and the moon,aliens on mars article,aliens on mars attacks,aliens on mars august 2012,aliens on mars are called,aliens on planet mars and moon,aliens and mars,aliens talking mars attacks,ancient aliens on mars,any aliens on mars,n.a.s.a aliens on mars,aliens on mars by curiosity,aliens from mars bbc horizon,aliens base on mars,black aliens on mars,aliens body found on mars,could there be aliens on mars,aliens on mars curiosity,aliens on mars conspiracy,aliens on mars cartoon
Durante el desarrollo de su profundo estudio sobre la transmutación de las especies, Darwin se cargó con más trabajos. Mientras aún escribía su "diario", continuó editando y publicando los informes de los expertos sobre sus colecciones y con la ayuda de Henslow obtuvo una asignación del tesoro de 1000 libras para patrocinar su obra en varios volúmenes Zoología del viaje del Beagle. En esta última y en su libro Geología de Sudamérica acepta datos no realistas en apoyo de las ideas de Lyell. Darwin acabó de escribir su diario en torno al 20 de junio de 1837, día de la coronación de la Reina Victoria, pero posteriormente tuvo que corregir las pruebas.77 Darwin toma como esposa a su prima, Emma Wedgwood. La salud de Darwin se resintió por la presión. El 20 de septiembre tuvo una "incómoda palpitación del corazón", de modo que los médicos le conminaron a "abandonar todo el trabajo" y vivir en el campo durante algunas semanas. Tras visitar Shrewsbury se reunió con sus parientes de la familia Wedgwood en Maer Hall, Staffordshire, pero les encontró demasiado entusiasmados con los relatos de sus viajes como para proporcionarle algún descanso. Su encantadora, inteligente y cultivada prima Emma Wedgwood, nueve meses mayor que Darwin, estaba cuidando de su tía inválida. Su tío, Jos señaló un lugar donde las cenizas habían desaparecido bajo el terreno y sugirió que podría ser obra de los gusanos, inspirando una "nueva e importante teoría" sobre su papel en la formación del suelo que Darwin presentó ante la Sociedad Geológica de Londres el 1 de noviembre.78 William Whewell animó a Darwin a aceptar las obligaciones de secretario de la Sociedad Geológica. Tras declinar inicialmente la oferta, aceptó el cargo en marzo de 1838.79 A pesar de la abrumadora labor de escribir y editar los informes del Beagle, Darwin realizó destacables progresos en el problema de la transmutación, aprovechando cualquier oportunidad para poner en cuestión a naturalistas expertos y, de forma menos convencional, a personas con experiencia práctica, como granjeros y criadores de palomas.1 80 Con el tiempo su investigación tomaba datos de sus parientes e hijos, la familia Butler, los vecinos, colonos y antiguos compañeros de navegación.81 Entre sus especulaciones incluyó desde el principio a la naturaleza humana, y observando un orangután en el zoológico el 28 de marzo de 1838 reparó en lo semejante de su conducta a la de un niño.82 Los esfuerzos le pasaron factura, y en junio tuvo que permanecer varios días en cama con problemas estomacales, dolor de cabeza y síntomas de afección cardíaca. Durante el resto de su vida se vio repetidamente incapacitado con episodios de dolores de estómago, vómitos, abscesos graves, palpitaciones, temblores y otros síntomas, en particular durante las épocas de estrés como la asistencia a reuniones o visitas sociales. La causa de la enfermedad de Darwin sigue siendo desconocida, y todos los intentos de tratamiento tuvieron poco éxito.83 El 23 de junio se tomó un respiro y se fue a "hacer algo de geología" en Escocia. Visitó Glen Roy con un tiempo extraordinario para ver los "caminos naturales" cortados en las laderas de las colinas a tres alturas. Posteriormente publicó su interpretación de este fenómeno, afirmando que eran playas de mar elevadas por los movimientos geológicos, pero posteriormente tuvo que aceptar que eran líneas de la orilla de un lago proglacial.84 Totalmente recuperado regresó a Shrewsbury en julio. Acostumbraba a tomar notas diarias sobre la cría animal, al tiempo que pergeñaba pensamientos inconexos sobre su carrera y proyectos en dos pedazos de papel, en los que valoraba las ventajas e inconvenientes de contraer matrimonio.85 Tras tomar una decisión favorable, lo discutió con su padre y fue a visitar a su prima Emma el 29 de julio. No llegó a hacerle proposiciones, pero en contra del consejo de su padre le mencionó sus ideas sobre la transmutación.86
Weather forecasting is the application of science and technology to predict the state of the atmosphere for a given location. Human beings have attempted to predict the weather informally for millennia, and formally since the nineteenth century. Weather forecasts are made by collecting quantitative data about the current state of the atmosphere on a given place and using scientific understanding of atmospheric processes to project how the atmosphere will change. Once an all-human endeavor based mainly upon changes in barometric pressure, current weather conditions, and sky condition, weather forecasting now relies on computer-based models that take many atmospheric factors into account. Human input is still required to pick the best possible forecast model to base the forecast upon, which involves pattern recognition skills, teleconnections, knowledge of model performance, and knowledge of model biases. The chaotic nature of the atmosphere, the massive computational power required to solve the equations that describe the atmosphere, error involved in measuring the initial conditions, and an incomplete understanding of atmospheric processes mean that forecasts become less accurate as the difference in current time and the time for which the forecast is being made (the range of the forecast) increases. The use of ensembles and model consensus help narrow the error and pick the most likely outcome. There are a variety of end uses to weather forecasts. Weather warnings are important forecasts because they are used to protect life and property. Forecasts based on temperature and precipitation are important to agriculture, and therefore to traders within commodity markets. Temperature forecasts are used by utility companies to estimate demand over coming days. On an everyday basis, people use weather forecasts to determine what to wear on a given day. Since outdoor activities are severely curtailed by heavy rain, snow and the wind chill, forecasts can be used to plan activities around these events, and to plan ahead and survive them. For millennia people have tried to forecast the weather. In 650 BC, the Babylonians predicted the weather from cloud patterns as well as astrology. In about 340 BC, Aristotle described weather patterns in Meteorologica. Later, Theophrastus compiled a book on weather forecasting, called the Book of Signs. Chinese weather prediction lore extends at least as far back as 300 BC, which was also around the same time ancient Indian astronomers developed weather-prediction methods. In 904 AD, Ibn Wahshiyya's Nabatean Agriculture discussed the weather forecasting of atmospheric changes and signs from the planetary astral alterations; signs of rain based on observation of the lunar phases; and weather forecasts based on the movement of winds. Ancient weather forecasting methods usually relied on observed patterns of events, also termed pattern recognition. For example, it might be observed that if the sunset was particularly red, the following day often brought fair weather. This experience accumulated over the generations to produce weather lore. However, not all of these predictions prove reliable, and many of them have since been found not to stand up to rigorous statistical testing. It was not until the invention of the electric telegraph in 1835 that the modern age of weather forecasting began. Before that, the fastest that distant weather reports could travel was around 100 miles per day (160 km/d), but was more typically 40–75 miles per day (60–120 km/day) (whether by land or by sea). By the late 1840s, the telegraph allowed reports of weather conditions from a wide area to be received almost instantaneously, allowing forecasts to be made from knowledge of weather conditions further upwind. The two men credited with the birth of forecasting as a science were officer of the Royal Navy Francis Beaufort and his protégé Robert FitzRoy. Both were influential men in British naval and governmental circles, and though ridiculed in the press at the time, their work gained scientific credence, was accepted by the Royal Navy, and formed the basis for all of today's weather forecasting knowledge. Beaufort developed the Wind Force Scale and Weather Notation coding, which he was to use in his journals for the remainder of his life. He also promoted the development of reliable tide tables around British shores, and with his friend William Whewell, expanded weather record-keeping at 200 British Coast guard stations. Robert FitzRoy was appointed in 1854 as chief of a new department within the Board of Trade to deal with the collection of weather data at sea as a service to mariners. This was the forerunner of the modern Meteorological Office. All ship captains were tasked with collating data on the weather and computing it, with the use of tested instruments that were loaned for this purpose.
Modern evolutionists often give us the impression that evolution was accepted by the scientific community of Darwin's day. But the scientists of Darwin's day...
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The New York Times 2013-01-14William Whewell ( /ˈhjuːəl/ HEW-əl; 24 May 1794 – 6 March 1866) was an English polymath, scientist, Anglican priest, philosopher, theologian, and historian of science. He was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.
Whewell was born in Lancaster. His father, a carpenter, wished him to follow his trade, but his success in mathematics at Lancaster and Heversham grammar schools won him an exhibition (a type of scholarship) at Trinity College, Cambridge (1812). In 1814 he was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal for poetry. He was Second Wrangler in 1816, President of the Cambridge Union Society in 1817, became fellow and tutor of his college, and, in 1841, succeeded Dr Christopher Wordsworth as master. He was professor of mineralogy from 1828 to 1832 and Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy (then called "moral theology and casuistical divinity") from 1838 to 1855.
Whewell died in Cambridge 1866 as a result of a fall from his horse.
Full bibliographical details are given by Isaac Todhunter, W. Whewell: an Account of his Writings (2 vols., 1876). See also Life of W. Whewell, by Mrs Stair Douglas (1881).