07 MAR 2012 by ideonexus
We See the Momentary End-Point of the State of the Earth
In the course of the history of the earth innumerable events have occurred one after another, causing changes of states, all with certain lasting consequences. This is the basis of our developmental law, which, in a nutshell, claims that the diversity of phenomena is a necessary consequence of the accumulation of the results of all individual occurrences happening one after another... The current state of the earth, thus, constitutes the as yet most diverse final result, which of course repre...Folksonomies: causation
Folksonomies: causation
What we see on our planet is the result of a several-billion-year accumulation of events.
02 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
Lavoisier's Scientific Method
Lavoisier had written an influential seven-page Preface to his Traité Élémentaire, defining his scientific method. This declaration seized young Davy’s imagination. Writing with great simplicity and clarity, Lavoisier championed the idea of precise experiment, close observation and accurate measurement. Above all, the man of science was humble and observant before nature. ‘When we begin the study of any science, we are in the situation, respecting that science, similar to that of child...Folksonomies: history scientific method
Folksonomies: history scientific method
Which inspired Humphery Davy.