I.Lewis on sun 26 dec 99
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Ray Aldridge wrote
=22The hemispherical bowl I throw today will be different from the one I =
throw
tomorrow and very different from the hemispherical bowl thrown by another
potter, even though the descriptive mathematics are roughly the same.=22
Now I would have thought, provided situations are dimensionless, the =
descriptive
mathematics remains precisely the same for every hemisphere, regardless of =
where
thrown or by whom=3B one half of Pi times radius cubed. But since I failed =
Math 1
and 2 this must be wrong.
And isn=92t the Big Bang the best theory of the Cosmos which explains =
current
observations? Scientific theories can never be proved. They are conjecture =
and
subject to refutation. Or is my reading of Popper incorrect as well.
Ivor Lewis. Inquisitive after a helping of Christmas Cake and Fine Cheese
elizabeth priddy on mon 27 dec 99
A read of Stephen Hawking will probably bring
you as up to date as we can get and is actually
quite readable.
And that also brings this full circle. Hawking
is very asymmetrical at the moment, and was not
so at one point in time, so the thing in us that
I also believe is an evolutionary trait, the
physical desire for the more symmetrical, would
have you barking up the wrong tree in his
case...as his genes are quite good, I think.
But human beings are "naturally" inclined to
a lot of stupid things.
---
Elizabeth Priddy
email: epriddy@usa.net
http://www.angelfire.com/nc/clayworkshop
Clay: 12,000 yrs and still fresh!
On Sun, 26 Dec 1999 21:23:54 I.Lewis wrote:
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>Ray Aldridge wrote
>
>"The hemispherical bowl I throw today will be different from the one I throw
>tomorrow and very different from the hemispherical bowl thrown by another
>potter, even though the descriptive mathematics are roughly the same."
>
>Now I would have thought, provided situations are dimensionless, the descriptiv
>mathematics remains precisely the same for every hemisphere, regardless of wher
>thrown or by whom; one half of Pi times radius cubed. But since I failed Math 1
>and 2 this must be wrong.
>
>And isn t the Big Bang the best theory of the Cosmos which explains current
>observations? Scientific theories can never be proved. They are conjecture and
>subject to refutation. Or is my reading of Popper incorrect as well.
>
>Ivor Lewis. Inquisitive after a helping of Christmas Cake and Fine Cheese
>
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Ray Aldridge on tue 28 dec 99
At 09:23 PM 12/26/99 EST, you wrote:
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>Ray Aldridge wrote
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>"The hemispherical bowl I throw today will be different from the one I throw
>tomorrow and very different from the hemispherical bowl thrown by another
>potter, even though the descriptive mathematics are roughly the same."
>
>Now I would have thought, provided situations are dimensionless, the
descriptive
>mathematics remains precisely the same for every hemisphere, regardless of
where
>thrown or by whom; one half of Pi times radius cubed.
Ivor, the key word in my statement is "roughly." I'd like to see the
potter who could throw an exact hemisphere.
Ray
Aldridge Porcelain and Stoneware
http://www.goodpots.com
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