Aristotle on Perception vs. Experience
“All men by nature desire to know – – this is indicated by the pleasure we take in our senses. This pleasure is independent of …
History
Galileo Quote on Aristotle and Epistemology
“I should even think that in making the celestial material alterable, I contradict the doctrine of Aristotle much less than do those people who still …
David Harriman’s “Top 10 Discoveries in the History of Physics”
His Top Ten People and Ideas: Thales — natural world; explanation Aristarchus– size of and distance to moon; careful observation and mathematics; sun bigger than …
The Origin of the Concept of “Potential Energy” 3
In “On the Phrase Potential Energy” (1867), William Rankine wrote, in response to a criticism by John Herschel: In the course of an essay by …
The Origin of the Concept of “Potential Energy” 2
In “On the general law of the transformation of energy” (The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, Series 4, Volume 5, …
The Origin of the Concept of “Energy”
In “History of energy,” they write on Wikipedia: The word energy derives from Greek ἐνέργεια (energeia), which appears for the first time in the 4th …
The Origin of the Concept of “Potential Energy”
In “Potential Energy,” they wrote: In 1853, William Rankine, in his “On the General Law of the Transformation of Energy”, introduced the term “potential energy”, …
Efficiency: Human and Automobile
In “Why Does Body Temperature Increase During Exercise?” (LiveStrong.com, August 31, 2021), Sara Lindberg writes: When you use your muscles during exercise, 80 percent of …