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Thus the origins or zero points of measurement, of both potential energy and time
, are freely chosen by the investigator; in other words, they are purely
conventional. These conventions can therefore be regarded as means of
circumventing the ...
Thus the origins or zero points of measurement, of both potential energy and time
, are freely chosen by the investigator; in other words, they are purely
conventional. These conventions can therefore be regarded as means of
circumventing the ...
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The difficulty does not absolve us, however, from the duty of considering the
problem of a natural origin of time. In a famous lecture on cosmogony in 1871,
Helmholtz (1881) argued that men of science were not only entitled to, but ought
to, ...
The difficulty does not absolve us, however, from the duty of considering the
problem of a natural origin of time. In a famous lecture on cosmogony in 1871,
Helmholtz (1881) argued that men of science were not only entitled to, but ought
to, ...
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The law does not isolate a particular origin of time, but it is immediately seen that
it limits the past history of the material deposits to which it applies. For, if we were
to attempt to extrapolate the law back into an infinite past, we should find that N ...
The law does not isolate a particular origin of time, but it is immediately seen that
it limits the past history of the material deposits to which it applies. For, if we were
to attempt to extrapolate the law back into an infinite past, we should find that N ...
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UNIVERSAL TIME | 1 |
HUMAN TIME | 48 |
BIOLOGICAL TIME | 123 |
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Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | The Natural Philosophy of Time Oxford science publications |
| Autor | G. J. Whitrow |
| Ausgabe | 2, illustriert |
| Verlag | Clarendon Press, 1980 |
| Original von | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisiert | 12. Juni 2009 |
| ISBN | 0198582129, 9780198582120 |
| Länge | 399 Seiten |
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