Exploring the Infinite
The Visual Elements Periodic Table has been put together by the Royal Society of Chemistry in an attempt to produce an interactive website with visuals and information that reflect the diversity of material that makes up the world we live in. It's a great way to learn the periodic table and they also provide a brief history of its development,
The Alaska Volcano Observatory is web-caming the expected eruption of volcano Augustine and there are some really wonderful pictures there as a result. Very cool to be able to observe this in near real time. Alaska Volcano Observatory
Remember catching snowflakes on your tongue when you were a kid? Remember cutting snowflakes out of paper and marveling at the uniqueness of each unfolded flake? I'm captivated by snowfall and dazzled by the beauty of it sparkling in the sunlight. The intricate and delicate structure of snowflakes reminds me that we are living in a fractal universe. Kenneth G.
Find out how old you would be if you were live on other planets! I am 2.7 years old on Jupiter, 133.2 years old on Murcury, and only 1.29 years old on Pluto! While earth takes 365 days to make one revolution around the sun, the closest planet, Mercury, takes only 88 days. The distant planet Pluto takes a whopping
* Make: Canon * Model: Canon PowerShot A95 * Shutter Speed: 1/101 second * F Number: F/5.0 * Focal Length: 8 mm * Date Picture Taken: Jul 2, 2005, 3:59:15 AM Shot at the Krohn Conservatory and I am still amazed that I grabbed it. So I shrunk it down to 1600×1200 just in case anyone would want it for
“There is no question of Mandelbrot’s genius and contribution to the science of fractal geometry. However, it is only fair that credit go where it is due. According to James Gleick's book Chaos (pp. 111-112), Mandelbrot over the years has been accused by colleagues of habitually taking credit for far more than he should. We believe that this time, he
“… I do indeed believe that there is a certain contrast between, say, people in scientific professions and people working in the arts. Often there is even mutual suspicion and irritation, and in some cases one group greatly undervalues the other. Fortunately there in no one who actually has only feeling or only thinking properties. They intermingle like the colours