单词 | sphericity |
例句 | They chose the Andes because they needed to measure near the equator, to determine if there really was a difference in sphericity there, and because they reasoned that mountains would give them good sightlines. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z By Eratosthenes’ time, most of those who thought seriously about such questions believed in the sphericity of the earth. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z When Zimmermann spoke of pluralism and the “sphericity of time,” he was making a claim about the essential simultaneity of experience, not about doing whatever one liked. A Composer of Dark Explosions Turns 100 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z With the sphericity of the Earth empirically established by the ancient Greeks more than 2,000 years ago, it is difficult to believe that there are still holdouts. Yes, Flat-Earthers Really Do Exist 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Along them a clear horizon is to be obtained, and here, accordingly, was conducted, some forty years ago, a decisive experiment for proving the sphericity of the earth. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z The discovery of the New World was due to the Mohammedan teaching of the sphericity of the earth, and it was the work of Averroes that set Christopher Columbus thinking upon his voyage of exploration. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z He demonstrated the sphericity of the earth by three arguments, two of which could be tested by observation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z This is different from teaching him its sphericity as a fact. How We Think 2011-09-16T02:00:18.973Z A shower of lucid water-drops falls in no truer obedience to the law of perfect sphericity than flowed from the pen of the poet these delicate creations in obedience to the law of perfect spontaneity. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z This is very evident in large bodies of water, such as the ocean, but the sphericity of small bodies of water, is so trifling, that their surfaces appear flat. Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained 2011-07-12T02:00:28.027Z He had a just idea of the sphericity of the earth; but considered it as the centre of the universe, and immovable. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z They taught the sphericity and revolution of the earth, but placed an imaginary 'Central Fire', not the sun itself, at the centre of the system. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Only by use as a method of interpreting data so as to give them fuller meaning does sphericity become a genuine idea. How We Think 2011-09-16T02:00:18.973Z He gives an elaborate demonstration of the sphericity of the earth, and it has been suggested by more than one scholar that his views on this subject led eventually to the discovery of America. The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time In the same essay an anonymous poem of the thirteenth century is quoted to show the prevalent belief in the sphericity of the earth. Tuscan Sculpture of the Fifteenth Century A Collection of Sixteen Pictures Reproducing Works by Donatello, the Della Robia, Mino da Fiesole, and Others, with Introduction It is remarkable to notice that the proofs then used by geographers of the sphericity of the earth are just those which we should use now. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z Pythagoras, 580 B.C., knew, in addition to the sphericity of the earth, the obliquity of the ecliptic, the identity of the evening and morning star, and that the earth revolves round the sun. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science Suppose it is a question of having the pupil grasp the idea of the sphericity of the earth. How We Think 2011-09-16T02:00:18.973Z The grand idea of sailing from east to west—one which implied a knowledge of the sphericity of the globe—had not yet, to outward appearance, penetrated the brain of either pope or layman. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose The idea of the sphericity of the earth does not appear, however, to have been generally accepted until the voyages of the great navigators showed that it could be sailed round. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language In his first book he refutes the opinion of the sphericity of the earth, which he regarded as a heresy. Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens 2011-06-24T02:00:15.873Z On his return to Greece he founded the Ionian school, and taught the sphericity of the Earth, the obliquity of the ecliptic, and the true causes of eclipses of the Sun and Moon. The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' This makes the sphere a composite object, containing the elements, sphericity, soul, intellect. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy The evidence that the earth is round is but cumulative and circumstantial: scores of phenomena ask, separately and independently, what other explanation can be imagined except the sphericity of the earth. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II He did indeed accept the doctrine of the earth’s sphericity, but with that exception his cosmological views must be called reactionary. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield The ancient Greeks, especially the Pythagoreans, Plato, and Aristotle, had evolved theories of the earth's sphericity, which, while vague, were basic for subsequent accurate ideas that developed later. The Necessity of Atheism As a speculative philosopher, he had arrived at a correct conclusion respecting the sphericity of the earth, and, with all the generosity of a humanitarian, he freely communicated his ideas to others. Amerigo Vespucci Some of the ancients seem to have surmised the sphericity of the earth, and to have thought that Hades was simply its dark side, the dead being our antipodes. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life But that was precisely what they did think, in their modesty, and, as it seemed a hopeless task to demonstrate to them the sphericity of the globe, I left them in that flattering delusion. Russian Rambles We also know that he discovered the sphericity of the earth, and the numerical ratios of the intervals between the concordant notes of the octave. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield During the tenth and eleventh centuries, the Spanish Moors had recognized the sphericity of the earth and were teaching geography from globes in their common schools. The Necessity of Atheism For these reasons the fact of sphericity, &c. not originating like effects can be explained from the essential nature of sphericity, &c. only, and the same may therefore be maintained with regard to intelligence359. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 The shape of the fruit varies considerably, being spherical, oblong, and egg-shaped, but the nearer they approach sphericity of figure, the more highly are they prized. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. Invalid because it is sphericity of the sea and not the lowness of the land which interferes with one's view at sea. Readings in the History of Education Mediaeval Universities Account me "a drop in the ocean seeking another drop," or God-ward, striving to keep so true a sphericity as to receive the due ray from every point of the concave heaven. The Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I Exactly how far this doctrine of the sphericity of the earth was popularly entertained we cannot tell; it was probably almost confined to those directly interested in the question. Life in the Roman World of Nero and St. Paul As thus the case of sphericity is not an exactly parallel one, intelligence may very well produce an effect similar to itself. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 The doctrine of the sphericity of the earth naturally led to thought regarding its inhabitants, and another ancient germ was warmed into life—the idea of antipodes: of human beings on the earth's opposite sides. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom How intricate is the calculation of the divine mind, which causes the water of every ocean, sea, lake, pond, and vessel, when at rest, to correspond with the exact sphericity of the earth. The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments The sea-line remains invisible as ever: you know where it is only by the zone of pale light ringing the double sphericity of sky and ocean. Two Years in the French West Indies One of them has the size and smoothness and plump sphericity of a balloon of the biggest pattern. Following the Equator, Part 3 The conception of the sphericity of the earth was really a matter of mental training. American Nation: a history — Volume 1: European Background of American History, 1300-1600 But the ancient germ of scientific truth in geography—the idea of the earth's sphericity—still lived. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom Then whatever parts either of the lens or of the polisher may be too high to form a spherical surface will be gradually worn down, thus securing the perfect sphericity of both. Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science But every other part of knowledge is to be pushed to the same extravagance, ere the soul attains her due sphericity. Essays — Second Series But demonstration of the sphericity of the earth had, of course, no direct bearing upon the question of the earth's position in the universe. A History of Science — Volume 2 Obviously this doctrine of the globe's sphericity had, in the course of 600 years, become so firmly established among the Greek thinkers as to seem almost axiomatic. A History of Science — Volume 1 Lactantius referred to the ideas of those studying astronomy as "bad and senseless," and opposed the doctrine of the earth's sphericity both from Scripture and reason. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom His arguments for the sphericity of the earth, as derived from observation, are little more than a repetition of those of Ptolemy, and therefore not of special interest. Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science But, as civilization was developed, there were evolved, especially among the Greeks, ideas of the earth's sphericity. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom He had pondered over ancient thought in science, and, as we have seen, had dared proclaim his belief in the sphericity of the earth; but with that he stopped. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom Aristotle accepted the sphericity of the earth, and that doctrine became a commonplace of scientific knowledge, and so continued throughout classical antiquity. A History of Science — Volume 1 See also Grote on Plato's doctrine on the sphericity of the earth; also Sir G. C. Lewis's Astronomy of the Ancients, London, 1862, chap. iii, section i, and note. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom Even while the doctrine of the sphericity of the earth was undecided, another question had been suggested which theologians finally came to consider of far greater importance. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom He did not even recognize the sphericity of the earth, but held, still following the Oriental authorities, that the world is a flat disk. A History of Science — Volume 1 Could we know the whole truth, it would perhaps appear that the idea of the sphericity of the earth was originated long before the time of the Greek philosophers. A History of Science — Volume 1 There seems no reason to doubt, however, that Parmenides actually held the doctrine of the earth's sphericity. A History of Science — Volume 1 |
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