Browsing Lynx Open Ed by Subject "Starting Points"

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    • Augustine: The Bible and Science 

      Magruder, Kerry (2016)
      Saint Augustine discussed the relationship between religion and science in the 5th century. Such views became highlight influential throughout the history of science for those interested in explaining the relationship ...

    • Pythagorean Solids: Five Regular Solids 

      Magruder, Kerry (2015)
      Throughout history the regular solids were a point of intrigue by astronomers, mathematicians, artists, and philosophers. The Pythagoreans proved that there are only five regular solids: the cube, triangle, octahedron, ...

    • Relativity of Motion: The Moving Ship Thought Experiment 

      Magruder, Kerry (2015)
      Galileo's "Dialogue on the Two Chief Systems of the World," includes a discussion about dropping balls from the mast of both a moving ship and a ship at rest in order to test the theory of inertia. If sailors actually had ...