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The building blocks of numbers
We are talking of prime numbers. Science and mathematics have been a long interest of mine and I regret that I did not go to university to study science. But that was a long time ago! However, thanks...
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Picture Parade Four Hundred and Fifty
Today is the Autumn Equinox. At the equinoxes, the ecliptic and the celestial equator intersect. See the intersection point on this imaginary great circle, representing the dome of Earth’s sky? The...
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To state the obvious, it’s in the numbers!
A wonderful, and educational, item on The Conversation. I was listening to an item on the BBC yesterday morning and counting came up. The need for counting was incredibly early on in our history. Here...
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Yet more of the big question.
Time! I wasn’t going to publish a post for today but then yesterday I read this article on The Conversation and wanted to share it with you. In fact it shares much of what I posted on the 1st, The Big...
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Simply in awe!
It’s both beautiful and yet beyond comprehension. When we have a clear night there are two occasions for me to gaze upwards and become lost in thought. One is in the evening when the dogs are outside...
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And what about mathematics?
Yet another revelation! Fairly soon after publishing my post about music and the dog world I came across another article on dogs, and other animals, having a sense of numbers. Now this post which was...
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Out of the mouths of young people!
A young man aged eight asks a very deep question. Now the answer, that I am about to republish, is written to Tristan, aged 8. But frankly I have no doubt that the answer will be keenly read by persons...
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More on the magnificent Hubble!
The BBC have published an excellent article. There was such a good response to the article on the Hubble that I published on April 27th that it was an easy decision to republish the article that was...
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The Morse Code is 175 years old!
Two days of nostalgia follow! (You have been warned!) As many of you already know, my father died fairly suddenly on December 20th, 1956. I had turned 12 some six weeks previously. After about a year...
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It stretches the mind beyond imagination!
The most incredible story of all! I first read the story early yesterday morning in The Guardian Newspaper. But then I saw another version of the same story on the BBC News site, from which I republish...
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Just a number, or is it!
I can do no better than republish in full the following: (Simply because I scarcely understand it!) ooOOoo Why the number 137 is one of the greatest mysteries in physics Famous physicists like Richard...
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Saturday special!
Natural fractals! Back in April, Mother Nature Network carried a wonderful item about the amazing fractals that can be found in nature. Nothing to do with dogs but all to do with loving and caring for...
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I am, of course, referring to the recent death of Stephen Hawking. There’s no way that I can add anything to the widespread reporting of the very sad death of the theoretical physicist, cosmologist and...
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The aesthetic beauty of mathematics!
Sorry! Did you say the beauty of mathematics? Those of you that read this blog fairly regularly know that from time to time I drift away from all things dog and potter in the garden of simply...
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John Zande
A stirrer of brain cells! I have just finished reading John’s recently published book On the Problem of Good. I am writing a review of the book that, fingers crossed, I will publish on Friday. But many...
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The conscious, mathematical brain!
A new week! As I have frequently mentioned, I so enjoy having guest posts being sent to me. They give you, dear reader, a break from yours truly and so very often they offer a new and interesting...
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Tensions abound in many societies.
Reader alert: This has nothing to do with dogs! Then as soon as I started to write today’s post (as of yesterday afternoon) I realised the error in my sub-title. For one might argue that this does have...
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The certainty of uncertainty
Just wanted to share this with you. There seems to be so much going on in the world that creates uncertainty. In browsing the web looking for some inspiration for today’s blog post, I came across this...
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Make a leap!
Celestial rhythms This seemed a rather appropriate post for today, February 29th. Republished from here within the terms of The Conversation. ooOOoo Leap day: fixing the faults in our stars Author...
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What a show of fireworks this would be!
Asteroid 2015 TB145 will pass by Planet Earth – just! Back in my old country, Halloween is not celebrated in the same style that it is here in America. The Brits tend to favour the evening of November...
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