Articles | Sciaria - Science Aria

It was possibly in a rash moment that the French philosopher Comte once remarked: "There are some things of which the human race must remai...

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The title, "Analysing the Stars," immediately sets a high expectation, promising an exploration into advanced astrophysical or spectroscopic technique...

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B. A. R. Ladnuop

What We Mean by Force and Pressure

Physics

A popular word is frequently so popular that it is received with open arms, or rather with open mouth and open ears, when really it should...

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This submission, titled "What We Mean by Force and Pressure," appears to address a fundamentally important issue in scientific communication and pedag...

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Editors, Environment

Front matter - Volume 4 (2) 1937 - Environment

Environment

Issued once each term, by Edgar H. Booth University of Sydney.

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This submission, identified as "Front matter" for Volume 4 (2) of a 1937 publication titled "Environment," presents an unusual case for academic revie...

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Editors, Environment

Public Examinations

Education

By permission of the Department of Education, further reports of the examiners in Science subjects in the Leaving Certificate and Intermedi...

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The article, titled "Public Examinations," functions as a critical dissemination platform for official educational information. It specifically detail...

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Or. H. O. Boileau

Common Water

Biology

There is quite a lot of water in the world, either moving or lying on its surface, or soaked a little way into it, or in the air above it....

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The abstract for "Common Water" adopts a rather conversational and descriptive tone, beginning with a broad observation of water's omnipresence before...

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Editors, Environment

Ballistics or Throwing Things

Physics

There is a distinction between chucking and throwing: when you chuck a thing away you discard it as being valueless, the word "chuck" being...

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This submission, titled "Ballistics or Throwing Things," appears from its abstract to be a linguistic or semantic exploration of the distinction betwe...

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Edgar H. Booth

The Historical Development of Science

History

Provided that you have a good knowledge of our present beliefs with regard to the layer of gas surrounding our world, and which we call the...

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The submitted manuscript, titled "The Historical Development of Science," presents a significant mismatch between its broad and ambitious title and th...

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Editors, Environment

Medical Treatment by X-Rays and Other Radiation

Medicine

When you are subjected to radiation, for medical purposes, the radiations are applied for one of two reasons : either that the practitioner...

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This submission, titled "Medical Treatment by X-Rays and Other Radiation," presents a rudimentary, albeit historically interesting, introduction to th...

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Editors, Environment

Front matter - Volume 1 (2) 1934 - Science, Culture, and Education

Education

"I have yet to meet a scientist who prides himself on his ignorance of the classics; I have met many who had a far sounder appreciation of...

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This "Front matter" piece, published in Volume 1 (2) of "Science, Culture, and Education" in 1934, serves as a compelling introductory statement setti...

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The article, "Modern Views on Valency," addresses a pertinent pedagogical challenge faced by school teachers in chemistry. The author notes a signific...