Philosophy
Remember Harlow Shapley [1885-1972] and Heber Curtis [1872-1942] debates. Here are two papers by Shapley and Curtis as published in the Bulletin of the National Research Council [Volume 2, Part 3, Number 11, May 1921].
The Scale of the Universe, Harlow Shapley
Dimensions and Structure of the Galaxy, Heber Curtis
Astronomers and public perception
"The Day We Found the Universe"--H. Shapley & the Milky Way
"The Great Debate" [1921]--Shapley & Curtis
- Astronomers And Public Perception
Abstract: Society's view of astronomers has changed over time and from culture to culture. This review discusses some of the many ways that astronomers have been perceived by their societies and suggests ways that astronomers can influence public...
- "the Day We Found The Universe"--h. Shapley & The Milky Way
The Day We Found the Universe ISBN-10: 0375424296 ISBN-13: 978-0375424298 "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, Tell Me Are You Very Far?" by Joel Achenbach April 26th, 2009 The Washington Post Famous astronomy anecdote: It's 1923, and astronomer Harlow...
- "science/philosophy Lectures" Poll
Harlow Shapley Do you attend science/philosophy lectures? Yes...4 No...2 How things have changed. Lectures, the big ones, have taken on celebrity status--not so much content. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Brian Greene, Lawrence Krauss, Stephen Hawking...you get...
- Astronomy: Classic Debates
Being the year of astronomy it would be worthwhile to review some of the great debates of the past: The 1921 debate between Harlow Shapley and Herber Curtis in 1921 and the cosmological debates of the 1930s and 1940s. Of the latter from the Stanford...
- A Long Trip For A Short Event To Test An Hypothesis
May 1929 Popular Science Monthly [Click image to enlarge to read] And yet another series of tests to confirm Einstein's postulation that light bends as written by George Lee Dowd, Jr. in the May 1929 issue of Popular Science Monthly. An over zealous...
Philosophy
Shapley and Curtis documents on the universe--1921
Remember Harlow Shapley [1885-1972] and Heber Curtis [1872-1942] debates. Here are two papers by Shapley and Curtis as published in the Bulletin of the National Research Council [Volume 2, Part 3, Number 11, May 1921].
The Scale of the Universe, Harlow Shapley
Dimensions and Structure of the Galaxy, Heber Curtis
Astronomers and public perception
"The Day We Found the Universe"--H. Shapley & the Milky Way
"The Great Debate" [1921]--Shapley & Curtis
- Astronomers And Public Perception
Abstract: Society's view of astronomers has changed over time and from culture to culture. This review discusses some of the many ways that astronomers have been perceived by their societies and suggests ways that astronomers can influence public...
- "the Day We Found The Universe"--h. Shapley & The Milky Way
The Day We Found the Universe ISBN-10: 0375424296 ISBN-13: 978-0375424298 "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, Tell Me Are You Very Far?" by Joel Achenbach April 26th, 2009 The Washington Post Famous astronomy anecdote: It's 1923, and astronomer Harlow...
- "science/philosophy Lectures" Poll
Harlow Shapley Do you attend science/philosophy lectures? Yes...4 No...2 How things have changed. Lectures, the big ones, have taken on celebrity status--not so much content. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Brian Greene, Lawrence Krauss, Stephen Hawking...you get...
- Astronomy: Classic Debates
Being the year of astronomy it would be worthwhile to review some of the great debates of the past: The 1921 debate between Harlow Shapley and Herber Curtis in 1921 and the cosmological debates of the 1930s and 1940s. Of the latter from the Stanford...
- A Long Trip For A Short Event To Test An Hypothesis
May 1929 Popular Science Monthly [Click image to enlarge to read] And yet another series of tests to confirm Einstein's postulation that light bends as written by George Lee Dowd, Jr. in the May 1929 issue of Popular Science Monthly. An over zealous...