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Galileo knowledge of optics and the functioning of the telescope revised
What are the historical evidence concerning the turning of the spyglass into an astronomical instrument, the telescope? In Sidereus Nuncius and in his private correspondence Galileo tells the reader…
Yaakov Zik, Giora HonJul 18, 2013
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Teaching physics during the 17th century: some examples from the works of Evangelista Torricelli
This paper is proposing some physics problems from a book, De Motu Gravium Naturaliter Descendentium, written by Evangelista Torricelli, with the aim of showing how physics was taught in a…
Amelia Carolina SparavignaJul 17, 2013
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The first colliders: AdA, VEP-1 and Princeton-Stanford
We discuss the first three particle colliders : AdA, VEP-1 and CBX
V. ShiltsevJul 11, 2013
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Neutrino experiments in Physics Department of Rome Sapienza University
This paper describes the history of experimental neutrino physics in the physics department of Rome Sapienza University
Ubaldo DoreJul 9, 2013
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Anybody but Hubble!
The recent literature of astronomy and cosmology has included a good many suggestions for "who first recognized the expansion of the universe?" with cases having been made for Lemaitre,…
Virginia TrimbleJul 8, 2013
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The 1905 Relativity Paper and the "Light Quantum"
In 1905 the well-known physicist Max Planck was coeditor of the Annalen der Physik, and he accepted Einstein's paper on light quanta for publication, even though he disliked the idea of…
Galina WeinsteinJul 8, 2013
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On the Eclipse of Thales, Cycles and Probabilities
According to classical tradition, Thales of Miletus predicted the total solar eclipse that took place on 28 May 585 BCE. Even if some authors have flatly denied the possibility of such a prediction,…
Miguel QuerejetaJul 8, 2013
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Astronomical orientations in sanctuaries of Daunia
Prehistoric sanctuaries of Daunia date back several thousand years. During the Neolithic and Bronze Age the farmers in that region dug hypogea and holes whose characteristics suggest a ritual use. In…
E. Antonello, V. F. Polcaro, A. M Tunzi Sisto et al.Jul 8, 2013
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Die weltweit erste Messung einer Lotabweichung in der Länge
During the summer of 1837 Christian Ludwig Gerling, a former student of Carl Friedrich Gauss, organized the world wide first determination of a vertical deflection in longitude. From a mobile…
Andreas SchrimpfJul 6, 2013
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Science and Philosophy: A Love-Hate Relationship
In this paper I review the problematic relationship between science and philosophy; in particular, I will address the question of whether science needs philosophy, and I will offer some positive…
Sebastian De HaroJul 4, 2013
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The Art of Memory and the Growth of the Scientific Method
I argue that European schools of thought on memory and memorization were critical in enabling the growth of the scientific method. After giving a historical overview of the development of the memory…
Gopal SarmaJul 1, 2013
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Wavefunction reality, indeterminate properties and degrees of presence
The degree-of-presence (of the quantum system) concept, accompanying that of the wavefunction-reality postulate, is introduced and studied in two ways. To begin with, an incomplete exposition of the…
Fedor HerbutJun 29, 2013
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Kenneth Geddes Wilson, 1936-2013, An Appreciation
Kenneth G. Wilson made deep and insightful contributions to statistical physics, particle physics, and related fields. He was also a helpful and thoughtful human being.
Leo P. KadanoffJun 29, 2013
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Physical Determination of the Action
The objective is a foundation of physics from the operationalization of its basic observables. We begin with classical and relativistic kinematics. Seizing on a programmatic proposal by Heinrich…
Bruno HartmannJun 28, 2013
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Bernard Yarnton Mills 1920-2011
Bernie Mills is remembered globally as an influential pioneer in the evolving field of radio astronomy. His contributions with the 'Mills Cross' at the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics and…
R. H. Frater, W. M. Goss, H. W. WendtJun 26, 2013
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Majorana, Pauling and the quantum theory of the chemical bond
We discuss in detail very little known results obtained by Majorana as early as 1931, regarding the quantum theory of the chemical bond in homopolar molecules, based on the key concept of exchange…
S. Esposito, A. NaddeoJun 26, 2013
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Prehistoric sanctuaries in Daunia
Daunia is a region in northern Apulia with many interesting archaeological sites, particularly of the Neolithic and Bronze Age. Beginning from the fifth millennium BC, the farmers living in the wide…
E. Antonello, V. F. Polcaro, A. M. Tunzi et al.Jun 25, 2013
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Geometrie und Astronomie im Stadtplan des hethitischen Sarissa
The Hittite city Sarissa was founded in the 16th century BC and has been systematically constructed. The city gates and the bigger public buildings were arranged at about 45° relative to the cardinal…
Andreas Müller-Karpe, Vuslat Müller-Karpe, Andreas SchrimpfJun 24, 2013
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Physical Relativism as an Interpretation of Existence
Despite the success of modern physics in formulating mathematical theories that can predict the outcome of quantum-scale experiments, the physical interpretations of these theories remain…
Stuart HeinrichJun 23, 2013
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Study of the possibility of eliminating the Gibbs paradox within the framework of classical thermodynamics
The formulas for the entropy of ideal gases mixture and the entropy change in mixing of ideal gases on the basis of the third law of thermodynamics were obtained. It is shown that when using these…
V. IhnatovychJun 21, 2013
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A possible role of sunrise/sunset azimuth in the planning of ancient Chinese towns
In the planning of some Chinese towns we can see an evident orientation with the cardinal north-south direction. However, other features reveal a possible orientation with the sunrise/sunset azimuth…
Amelia Carolina SparavignaJun 20, 2013
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Einstein, the reality of space, and the action-reaction principle
Einstein regarded as one of the triumphs of his 1915 theory of gravity --- the general theory of relativity --- that it vindicated the action--reaction principle, while Newtonian mechanics as well as…
Harvey R. Brown, Dennis LehmkuhlJun 20, 2013
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Reichenbach's Transcendental Probability
The aim of this article is twofold. First, we shall review and analyse the Neo-Kantian justification for the application of probabilistic concepts in physics that was defended by Hans Reichenbach…
Fedde Benedictus, Dennis DieksJun 18, 2013
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Remembering Manfred Bonitz (7.3.1931 -- 14.8.2012) on the first anniversary of his death
Biographical essay at the occasion of the first death anniversary of Manfred Bonitz
Michael Bonitz, Andrea ScharnhorstJun 17, 2013
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No categorial support for radical ontic structural realism
Radical ontic structural realism (ROSR) asserts an ontological commitment to 'free-standing' physical structures understood solely in terms of fundamental relations, without any recourse to…
Vincent Lam, Christian WuthrichJun 12, 2013
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