Monthly Archives: October 2009

Ten days until The Giant’s Shoulders #16!

Posted on October 5, 2009 by skullsinthestars

There’s 10 days left until the deadline for The Giant’s Shoulders #16!  It will be held at Quiche Moraine, and entries can be submitted through blogcarnival.com or directly to the host blog, as usual!

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ResearchBlogging editor’s selections: water on the moon, telescopes in history, seeing through other people’s eyes, and space travel

Posted on October 5, 2009 by skullsinthestars

This was a very good week for my section of ResearchBlogging, and I had a hard time picking selections! In the news this month: discovery of water on the moon. Here, Megan at Rigel describes the recent, and independently confirmed, … Continue reading →

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The first paper on invisibility? (1902)

Posted on October 2, 2009 by skullsinthestars

When discussing the history of invisibility physics, I typically cite Ehrenfest’s 1910 paper on radiationless motions as the first publication dedicated to the subject.  Ehrenfest’s paper, which attempts to explain how electrons could oscillate in a classical atom without radiating, … Continue reading →

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