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Scholasticism An Intellectual Basis And Unifying Principle Of Modern Science, Alice Veronica Johnson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis, completed at Xavier University of Louisiana in 1929, argues that Scholastic philosophy, and the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas in particular, supplies an intellectual foundation that unifies the findings of modern science. Johnson takes up the common charge that Scholasticism is a barrier to scientific progress. She contends instead that it is the one philosophy able to answer the ultimate questions of “whence” and “how” that science cannot address on its own.

Johnson tests this claim against several fields in turn: astronomy, geology, physics, chemistry, and psychology. In astronomy, she reviews competing theories of the origin of the …

The Aurora Borealis, Magdalen Kramschuster

Bachelors’ Theses

The Indians wondered if their beloved aurora would return. They watched and philosophized about the dawn, the twilight, the stars and all the phenomena of the heavens. They pondered the mysteries of lightening and thunder. Peoples down through the ages have written poetry about the mighty thunderhead and the lacy cirrus clouds. One by one these mysteries have been solved, but one still remains--the Aurora Polaris. Advances have been made in scientific fields so that we no longer worry whether or not the next day will come. Thunder, to us, is not the voice of an angry god. Rapid strides …

Development Of Selected Mathematical Instruments Representing Angular, Logarithmic And Arithmetic Computation, Lillian L. Troxell

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The Sextant in its earliest known form consisted of divided circles and compasses with simply sights. An early Creek astronomer of the second century after Christ, Claudius Ptolemaeus, or more commonly called Ptolemy, wrote a book entitled Megale Syntaxis tes Astron- omias, also known by the Arabic title Almagest. The instrument described in this book was called the Astrolable and was used to measure the angular distance between stars. It was made of two concentric vertical circles, the largest and outer circle was about sixteen inches in diameter with graduated arc; the central ring was movable and carried the two …

Total Solar Eclipse, January 24, 1925, Halsey Dewolf

Fulton/Howe Collection

On January 24, 1925, a total eclipse of the sun was visible throughout much of New England. This account, written by Halsey DeWolf, describes the eclipse as viewed from Watch Hill, Rhode Island.

The Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1922 -- All Star Number, Phi Sigma

The Voice of the Phi Sigma

This item is part of the Phi Sigma collection at the College Archives & Special Collections department of Columbia College Chicago. Contact [email protected] for more information and to view the collection.

Ua94/6/2/7 Physiography Notebook, Carl Ellis

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Atlas Science Table for Laboratory Notes and Drawings in Physiography notebook used by Carl Ellis for Robert Green's class.

Ua94/6/2/14 Physiography Notebook, Annie Reis

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Physiography notebook kept by student Annie Reis in 1910. Notebook includes notes and drawings related to physical geography such as solar systems, rivers, faults, weather and glaciers.

The Structure Of The Universe: Being A Presentation Of Professor Osborne Reynolds' Theory Of Gravitation, John Mackenzie

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Some Contributions Of Pure Math To Science, Herbert B.E. Case

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

An examination of the connection between math and science through discoveries in the subjects of astronomy, mechanics, physics and chemistry.

Comets And Meteors, Lincoln N. Oatley

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

Defines and describes named comets and meteor events and their scientific study.

The Physical Character Of The Sun, J. F. Downey

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

The Study Of Recent Comets, William W. Payne

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

The Fixed Stars, John F. Downey

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

The object of this paper is to give, in a popular form, a brief review of what is known about the fixed stars. Although they have always been objects of interest, have guided the mariner over trackless seas, arid have inspired many sublime and noble thoughts, yet, until a comparatively recent date, only three things were known about them; viz., that they retain (approximately) their ·relative positions, that they are self luminous, and that they are very far away.

Some Theories Of The Origin Of Meteorites, C. W. Hall

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

The Spectroscope In Astronomy, W. W. Payne

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

The Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1880 -- Volume 02, No. 06, Phi Sigma

The Voice of the Phi Sigma

This item is part of the Phi Sigma collection at the College Archives & Special Collections department of Columbia College Chicago. Contact [email protected] for more information and to view the collection.

Astronomy—Scientific And Unscientific, G. W. Tinsley

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Farmer's Almanack 1825, Robert B. Thomas

Rare Books

The Farmer's Almanack contains astronomical calculations, a farmer's calendar, military fines, college vacations, table of simple interest, court calendar, agricultural information, Episcopalian holidays, poetry, anecdotes, weather observations, roads and innkeepers and other useful information.

Studying Properties Of Xenon Doped Argon And Developing Optical Simulation Techniques For The Legend Collaboration, A Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Experiment, Neil Christopher Mcfadden Dr

Physics & Astronomy ETDs

Neutrinoless double beta decay is a hypothesized lepton-number-violating process in which two neutrons decay to two protons, producing two electrons but no electron antineutrinos. The LEGEND collaboration will search for this decay in ⁷⁶Ge. To improve the argon active veto for LEGEND-1000, xenon doped argon was explored as an alternative active volume. Simulations using argon doped with 10 ppm xenon and pure liquid argon were used to predict the light yield from cosmic muons in a 100 liter cryogenic vessel. The simulations predicted that xenon doping would yield 1.83+/-0.02 more light, while an increase of 1.81+/-0.05 was measured. From …