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Is there a good resource for the number of scientific literature published per year, potentially going back to the times of Newton or even Galilei?
As the title already says, I'm interested in the number of scientific articles published per year, preferably going back to the times of Newton or even Galilei (who is generally considered to be the ...
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Book on the evolution of Quantum Theory
Can anyone recommend some good book(s) on the Evolution of Quantum Theory, focusing on history, not necessarily on explaining the technical/math part?
The books I have read so far,
"Quantum: ...
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Resource recommendation for experiments that led to major concepts in physics
Any resource recommendations for history of physics giving special attention to experiments that led to certain concepts and theorems in physics? For example what led to the motivation of definition ...
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History of triangulation
Snell tends to be quoted as the person to develop triangulation in geodesy. I don't believe, however, that triangulation was invented only then. For example, here Al-Biruni is mentioned to have "...
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What branch of science is it that predicts how people in the past thought?
My friend speculated that people in the past believed that the gallbladder has therapeutic properties because of its distinctive color among surrounding meat - greenish among red.
Maybe our ancestors ...
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Can anyone recommend sources on the standardisation of research methods in modern (20th-21st c) science?
I’m interested in learning more about how statistical methodology and research design has changed over the course of the 20th and 21st century. I’m particularly interested in ways in which research ...
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Magic Squares at the beginning of 20th century
I am doing research on the Ottoman Engineer and Mathematician Aram Margossian (1853-?) (in Turkish sources Margosyan is also used) He published a book, De l’ordonnance des nombres dans les carrés ...
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Is Hermann Weyl's book “Space, Time, Matter” (1923) on General Relativity still relevant?
I really liked Hermann Weyl's mathematical books and would like to get accustomed to general relativity from his perspective, but wonder if it's still relevant after almost 100 (!) years?
Can this ...
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Is there an etymological dictionary of terms in physics?
There are of course many physics dictionaries and glossaries and some words can be found in general etymological dictionaries and even English dictionaries; but is there a Physics Etymological ...
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What is the original source of the problem of finding equivalent resistance between two nodes in an infinite grid of resistors?
A famous problem in electronics or physics course,is the following---
Consider an infinite 2d grid of resistors having resistance of equal value.Find the resistance between any two nodes in the grid.
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Is there a way to search through the early journal issues of "Nature" and "Science" and read the issues online?
I'm working on an analysis of the use of the term "dogma/dogmatism" in 19th-century scientific periodicals, two of which are Nature (1869-) and Science (1880-). Basically, I search every issue for the ...
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Where can I find Lagrange’s original equilateral triangular solution for arbitrary masses?
This answer to What kind of triangle is formed by three unequal masses in a circular restricted three body orbit? explains that
In the Newtonian limit, an equilateral 3-body solution exists for any ...
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Is there a name for the idea that the limitations on the accuracy of a model depend on the point of view of the observer?
Consider a mouse who lives its whole life in a maze in a lab. If you asked the mouse about its understanding of the universe, it might say "it's 3 inches high and 3 inches wide, has two left turns and ...
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Resources for handwritten scientific notes?
I am interested in looking at the notebooks, manuscripts, and letters of scientists and mathematicians from history. It is usually possible to search for a particular person, but tracking images and ...
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Existence of Pythagoras Resources
I am aware that approximately two years ago a question was posted on the existence of Pythagoras. After two years, I want to gain more incite on the thought of those on this site.
I was drawn to the ...
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