By the middle of the nineteenth century there was no doubt that the Earth rotated on its own axis, but there was still no direct empirical evidence that it did so. There was the indirect evidence provided by the Newton-Huygens theory of the shape of the Earth that had been measured in the middle […]
The emergence of modern astronomy – a complex mosaic: Part LI — The Renaissance Mathematicus
Sky magnetism
Beautiful sacred science
Embracing us all
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Today’s musings on the history of science re-examine a topic that I have already dealt with several times in the past, that of presentist judgements on the heuristic used by a historical figure to find or reach their solution to a given scientific problem. In the world of scientific investigations, a heuristic is the scaffolding […]
“A sea of wild, woolly thinking!” — The Renaissance Mathematicus
” A human being would certainly not grow to be seventy or eighty years old if this longevity had no meaning for the species. The afternoon of human life must also have a significance of its own and can not be merely a pitiful appendage to life’s morning. ” […]
Carl Jung Quotes — blackwings666
*We could do worse than study the works of this great mind.
Have you ever felt like you don’t belong? Like your friends or colleagues are going to discover you’re a fraud, and you don’t actually deserve your job and accomplishments? If so, you’re in good company. These feelings are known as Imposter Syndrome, or what psychologists often call impostor phenomenon. An estimated 70% of people experience […]
The Imposter Syndrome Is Real! — Bombay Ficus
*So is the imposter syndrome real?
Ciscography 