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Subj: Re: Physics. 3 Questions.
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From: VK3ABK@VK3KAY.#WEV.VIC.AUS.OC
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Hello amateur Physiks!
I have just come home from a Sunday drive and listed the latest bulletins.
I immediately read the "3 questions" in Physics from Ian, G0TEZ.
This 'made my day'!
The recent flush of literary, and language related bulletins, has had a
generally interesting response, and tell us what to say at the right time
(and, perhaps, the 'right' thing to say at the 'wrong' time!) but there is
always the danger of a misquote leading to a misunderstanding and we have
another war on our hands. Physics on the other hand, can not be abused.
I was prepared to give my answers to Ian's questions, but then read the
replies from Pete, G6KUI, and Helmut, DK2ZA, and realised the deed was done.
Good 'questions' bring good replies from the silent majority. :-)
The question about Robert Hooke caught my attention, as 'Hooke's Law' has
played a part in my old 'day job' for many years past. A long term research
program, and many individual projects, involved stress and strain in a
subject, requiring close attention to the 'Hookean region' as it was called.
I first encounted "Hooke's Law in a technical school ( at age 14, Helmut )
where we used the extension of a coil spring to demonstrate "F = D * s",
although other symbols were used at the time.
As a general note, could I suggest to Ian and the Englishmen in particular,
a refresher to historical science can be found in a book by John Cribbin,
called 'Science/ A History 1543 - 2001' published by the Penguin Group.
In this book, Cribbin records the life and achievements (scientific and
domestic!) of many of our famous 'scientists'. He opines that Robert Hooke
was of the same calibre as Isaac Newton with whom he had an acrimonious
working relationship. ( But then, so did everyone else, apparently.)
I have been dipping into Cribbin's book for about six months, (647 pages)
and it would be an asset for anyone interested in science and history.
Although it is an Englishman's account of history, with reference to science
that was mostly English based at the time, and continually referes to the
'Royal Society', with somewhat parochial influence, as "the Royal", it seems
a very authentic book. John Cribbin is a graduate in Astronomy, and ...
"is currently Visiting Fellow in Astronomy at the University of Sussex",
which means his writing is from a background 'in the trade'.
I find bulletins like those from Ian, Pete, and Helmut, closer to Amateur
Radio matters than the right and wrong way to speak the 'English' language!
By the way, I am disapointed with the non-replies to a comment from Ralph,
VK2ZRG, about a black car in a hot country. 'To Man' - 'More stupidity'.
Has anyone wandered through a supermarket car park on a sunny day, touching
the roof of various coloured cars? Of course not; but try it for science.
I hope this is of interest to someone.
73. Dick. VK3ABK.
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