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Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book

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  Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-09 20:46 -0600
    Re: Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-01-10 03:07 +0000
      Re: Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-10 07:33 -0600
        Re: Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-01-10 20:43 +0000
          Re: Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-10 15:55 -0600
            Re: Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-01-10 22:23 +0000
              Re: Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-10 16:34 -0600
                Re: Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-01-10 23:05 +0000
                  Re: Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-10 17:27 -0600
                    Re: Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-01-11 00:04 +0000
                      Re: Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-10 18:24 -0600
                        Re: Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-01-11 00:31 +0000
                          Re: Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-10 19:43 -0600
                            Re: Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-01-11 03:04 +0000
                              Re: Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-11 08:01 -0600
                                Re: Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-01-11 19:07 +0000
                                  Re: Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-11 13:45 -0600
                                    Re: Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-01-11 19:50 +0000
                                      Re: Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-11 19:08 -0600
                                        Re: Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-01-12 01:29 +0000
                                          Re: Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-11 19:57 -0600
                                            Re: Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-01-12 02:10 +0000
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                                                Re: Physics' metamorphosis explored in slim new book jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-01-12 06:18 +0000
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                                                    Re: Physics' metamorphosis explored in slim new book jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-01-12 18:30 +0000
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#544170 — Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-01-09 20:46 -0600
SubjectPhysics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book
Message-ID<gamdnWbCz9VpWAzLnZ2dnUU7-SUAAAAA@giganews.com>
Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book
> https://www.sciencenews.org/article/physics’-metamorphosis-explored-slim-new-book


> “In antiquity, physics was philosophy, a liberal art, the pursuit of
> a free man wealthy enough to do what he wished,” Heilbron writes. In
> Greek philosophy, “physics … inquired into the principles regulating
> the physical world from the high heavens to the Earth’s center, and
> from the human soul to the life of the least of living creatures.” It
> was about defining man’s place in nature, for the purpose of
> identifying “the ethical consequences of … the way the world began
> and persists.”
>
> Few modern physicists would conceive of their quest in quite that
> way. And the Greeks did not pursue their quest with the methods that
> modern physicists employ, bothering little with experiments and only
> occasionally with math.
>
> So Heilbron refers to premodern physicists as physici who practiced
> physica, and proceeds to tell the story of how the physica of the
> ancients became modern physics. In an engaging 200 pages, he
> documents the step-by-step transformation of the philosophy of the
> past into the science of the present.


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#544178

Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2016-01-10 03:07 +0000
Message-ID<agu8mc-586.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#544170
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book
>> https://www.sciencenews.org/article/physics’-metamorphosis-explored-slim-new-book
> 
> 
>> “In antiquity, physics was philosophy, a liberal art, the pursuit of
>> a free man wealthy enough to do what he wished,” Heilbron writes. In
>> Greek philosophy, “physics … inquired into the principles regulating
>> the physical world from the high heavens to the Earth’s center, and
>> from the human soul to the life of the least of living creatures.” It
>> was about defining man’s place in nature, for the purpose of
>> identifying “the ethical consequences of … the way the world began
>> and persists.”
>>
>> Few modern physicists would conceive of their quest in quite that
>> way. And the Greeks did not pursue their quest with the methods that
>> modern physicists employ, bothering little with experiments and only
>> occasionally with math.
>>
>> So Heilbron refers to premodern physicists as physici who practiced
>> physica, and proceeds to tell the story of how the physica of the
>> ancients became modern physics. In an engaging 200 pages, he
>> documents the step-by-step transformation of the philosophy of the
>> past into the science of the present.
 
A cut and paste full of non-ASCII characters; USENET is ASCII spamming
shit head. 

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#544232

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-01-10 07:33 -0600
Message-ID<S-mdnb4qYZsCwA_LnZ2dnUU7-RGdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#544178
On 1/9/16 9:07 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> A cut and paste full of non-ASCII characters; USENET is ASCII spamming
> shit head.


   Now, now, jimp, there you go again, you're outta control, your
   language is inappropriate, and your absolute contempt and total
   disgust are addressed in these Anger Management classes. You, jimp,
   need these services:
 > http://yellowpages.com/rancho-cucamonga-ca/anger-management-classes



Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book
> https://www.sciencenews.org/article/physics’-metamorphosis-explored-slim-new-book

 > “In antiquity, physics was philosophy, a liberal art, the pursuit of
 > a free man wealthy enough to do what he wished,” Heilbron writes. In
 > Greek philosophy, “physics … inquired into the principles regulating
 > the physical world from the high heavens to the Earth’s center, and
 > from the human soul to the life of the least of living creatures.” It
 > was about defining man’s place in nature, for the purpose of
 > identifying “the ethical consequences of … the way the world began
 > and persists.”
 >
 > Few modern physicists would conceive of their quest in quite that
 > way. And the Greeks did not pursue their quest with the methods that
 > modern physicists employ, bothering little with experiments and only
 > occasionally with math.
 >
 > So Heilbron refers to premodern physicists as physici who practiced
 > physica, and proceeds to tell the story of how the physica of the
 > ancients became modern physics. In an engaging 200 pages, he
 > documents the step-by-step transformation of the philosophy of the
 > past into the science of the present.


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to the discussion of physics, news from the physics
community, and physics-related social issues.

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#544297

Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2016-01-10 20:43 +0000
Message-ID<lcsamc-m86.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#544232
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1/9/16 9:07 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>> A cut and paste full of non-ASCII characters; USENET is ASCII spamming
>> shit head.
> 
> 
>   Now, now, jimp, there you go again, you're outta control, your

Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head.


-- 
Jim Pennino

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#544314

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-01-10 15:55 -0600
Message-ID<F8idndYpn4jITg_LnZ2dnUU7-L2dnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#544297
On 1/10/16 2:43 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head.


   Now, now, jimp, there you go again, you're outta control, your
   language is inappropriate, and your absolute contempt and total
   disgust are addressed in these Anger Management classes. You, jimp,
   need these services:
 > http://yellowpages.com/rancho-cucamonga-ca/anger-management-classes



Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book
> https://www.sciencenews.org/article/physics’-metamorphosis-explored-slim-new-book

 > “In antiquity, physics was philosophy, a liberal art, the pursuit of
 > a free man wealthy enough to do what he wished,” Heilbron writes. In
 > Greek philosophy, “physics … inquired into the principles regulating
 > the physical world from the high heavens to the Earth’s center, and
 > from the human soul to the life of the least of living creatures.” It
 > was about defining man’s place in nature, for the purpose of
 > identifying “the ethical consequences of … the way the world began
 > and persists.”
 >
 > Few modern physicists would conceive of their quest in quite that
 > way. And the Greeks did not pursue their quest with the methods that
 > modern physicists employ, bothering little with experiments and only
 > occasionally with math.
 >
 > So Heilbron refers to premodern physicists as physici who practiced
 > physica, and proceeds to tell the story of how the physica of the
 > ancients became modern physics. In an engaging 200 pages, he
 > documents the step-by-step transformation of the philosophy of the
 > past into the science of the present.


-- 

sci.physics is an unmoderated newsgroup dedicated
to the discussion of physics, news from the physics
community, and physics-related social issues.

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#544318

Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2016-01-10 22:23 +0000
Message-ID<n72bmc-c37.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#544314
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1/10/16 2:43 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>> Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head.
> 
> 
>   Now, now, jimp, there you go again, you're outta control, your

Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head.


-- 
Jim Pennino

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#544321

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-01-10 16:34 -0600
Message-ID<F8idndApn4gMQQ_LnZ2dnUU7-L0AAAAA@giganews.com>
In reply to#544318
On 1/10/16 4:23 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head.


   Now, now, jimp, there you go again, you're outta control, your
   language is inappropriate, and your absolute contempt and total
   disgust are addressed in these Anger Management classes. You, jimp,
   need these services:
 > http://yellowpages.com/rancho-cucamonga-ca/anger-management-classes



Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book
> https://www.sciencenews.org/article/physics’-metamorphosis-explored-slim-new-book

 > “In antiquity, physics was philosophy, a liberal art, the pursuit of
 > a free man wealthy enough to do what he wished,” Heilbron writes. In
 > Greek philosophy, “physics … inquired into the principles regulating
 > the physical world from the high heavens to the Earth’s center, and
 > from the human soul to the life of the least of living creatures.” It
 > was about defining man’s place in nature, for the purpose of
 > identifying “the ethical consequences of … the way the world began
 > and persists.”
 >
 > Few modern physicists would conceive of their quest in quite that
 > way. And the Greeks did not pursue their quest with the methods that
 > modern physicists employ, bothering little with experiments and only
 > occasionally with math.
 >
 > So Heilbron refers to premodern physicists as physici who practiced
 > physica, and proceeds to tell the story of how the physica of the
 > ancients became modern physics. In an engaging 200 pages, he
 > documents the step-by-step transformation of the philosophy of the
 > past into the science of the present.


-- 

sci.physics is an unmoderated newsgroup dedicated
to the discussion of physics, news from the physics
community, and physics-related social issues.

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#544338

Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2016-01-10 23:05 +0000
Message-ID<fn4bmc-5a7.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#544321
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1/10/16 4:23 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>> Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head.
> 
> 
>   Now, now, jimp, there you go again, you're outta control, your

Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head.

-- 
Jim Pennino

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#544341

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-01-10 17:27 -0600
Message-ID<F8idnc8pn4hldQ_LnZ2dnUU7-L2dnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#544338
On 1/10/16 5:05 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head




   Now, now, jimp, there you go again, you're outta control, your
   language is inappropriate, and your absolute contempt and total
   disgust are addressed in these Anger Management classes. You, jimp,
   need these services:
 > http://yellowpages.com/rancho-cucamonga-ca/anger-management-classes



Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book
> https://www.sciencenews.org/article/physics’-metamorphosis-explored-slim-new-book

 > “In antiquity, physics was philosophy, a liberal art, the pursuit of
 > a free man wealthy enough to do what he wished,” Heilbron writes. In
 > Greek philosophy, “physics … inquired into the principles regulating
 > the physical world from the high heavens to the Earth’s center, and
 > from the human soul to the life of the least of living creatures.” It
 > was about defining man’s place in nature, for the purpose of
 > identifying “the ethical consequences of … the way the world began
 > and persists.”
 >
 > Few modern physicists would conceive of their quest in quite that
 > way. And the Greeks did not pursue their quest with the methods that
 > modern physicists employ, bothering little with experiments and only
 > occasionally with math.
 >
 > So Heilbron refers to premodern physicists as physici who practiced
 > physica, and proceeds to tell the story of how the physica of the
 > ancients became modern physics. In an engaging 200 pages, he
 > documents the step-by-step transformation of the philosophy of the
 > past into the science of the present.


-- 

sci.physics is an unmoderated newsgroup dedicated
to the discussion of physics, news from the physics
community, and physics-related social issues.

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#544349

Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2016-01-11 00:04 +0000
Message-ID<l48bmc-ol7.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#544341
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1/10/16 5:05 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>> Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   Now, now, jimp, there you go again, you're outta control, your

Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head


-- 
Jim Pennino

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#544352

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-01-10 18:24 -0600
Message-ID<TuadnU_cYJepaw_LnZ2dnUU7-KGdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#544349
On 1/10/16 6:04 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head



   Now, now, jimp, there you go again, you're outta control, your
   language is inappropriate, and your absolute contempt and total
   disgust are addressed in these Anger Management classes. You, jimp,
   need these services:
 > http://yellowpages.com/rancho-cucamonga-ca/anger-management-classes



Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book
> https://www.sciencenews.org/article/physics’-metamorphosis-explored-slim-new-book

 > “In antiquity, physics was philosophy, a liberal art, the pursuit of
 > a free man wealthy enough to do what he wished,” Heilbron writes. In
 > Greek philosophy, “physics … inquired into the principles regulating
 > the physical world from the high heavens to the Earth’s center, and
 > from the human soul to the life of the least of living creatures.” It
 > was about defining man’s place in nature, for the purpose of
 > identifying “the ethical consequences of … the way the world began
 > and persists.”
 >
 > Few modern physicists would conceive of their quest in quite that
 > way. And the Greeks did not pursue their quest with the methods that
 > modern physicists employ, bothering little with experiments and only
 > occasionally with math.
 >
 > So Heilbron refers to premodern physicists as physici who practiced
 > physica, and proceeds to tell the story of how the physica of the
 > ancients became modern physics. In an engaging 200 pages, he
 > documents the step-by-step transformation of the philosophy of the
 > past into the science of the present.


-- 

sci.physics is an unmoderated newsgroup dedicated
to the discussion of physics, news from the physics
community, and physics-related social issues.

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#544358

Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2016-01-11 00:31 +0000
Message-ID<oo9bmc-gr7.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#544352
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1/10/16 6:04 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>> Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head
> 
> 
> 
>   Now, now, jimp, there you go again, you're outta control, your

Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head.


-- 
Jim Pennino

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#544367

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-01-10 19:43 -0600
Message-ID<TuadnU7cYJdElQ7LnZ2dnUU7-KGdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#544358
On 1/10/16 6:31 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head.



   Now, now, jimp, there you go again, you're outta control, your
   language is inappropriate, and your absolute contempt and total
   disgust are addressed in these Anger Management classes. You, jimp,
   need these services:
 > http://yellowpages.com/rancho-cucamonga-ca/anger-management-classes



Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book
> https://www.sciencenews.org/article/physics’-metamorphosis-explored-slim-new-book

 > “In antiquity, physics was philosophy, a liberal art, the pursuit of
 > a free man wealthy enough to do what he wished,” Heilbron writes. In
 > Greek philosophy, “physics … inquired into the principles regulating
 > the physical world from the high heavens to the Earth’s center, and
 > from the human soul to the life of the least of living creatures.” It
 > was about defining man’s place in nature, for the purpose of
 > identifying “the ethical consequences of … the way the world began
 > and persists.”
 >
 > Few modern physicists would conceive of their quest in quite that
 > way. And the Greeks did not pursue their quest with the methods that
 > modern physicists employ, bothering little with experiments and only
 > occasionally with math.
 >
 > So Heilbron refers to premodern physicists as physici who practiced
 > physica, and proceeds to tell the story of how the physica of the
 > ancients became modern physics. In an engaging 200 pages, he
 > documents the step-by-step transformation of the philosophy of the
 > past into the science of the present.

-- 

sci.physics is an unmoderated newsgroup dedicated
to the discussion of physics, news from the physics
community, and physics-related social issues.

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#544386

Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2016-01-11 03:04 +0000
Message-ID<jnibmc-sl8.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#544367
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1/10/16 6:31 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>> Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head.
> 
> 
> 
>   Now, now, jimp, there you go again, you're outta control, your

Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head.

-- 
Jim Pennino

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#544429

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-01-11 08:01 -0600
Message-ID<EsGdnTWbcolKKA7LnZ2dnUU7-e-dnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#544386
On 1/10/16 9:04 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head



   Now, now, jimp, there you go again, you're outta control, your
   language is inappropriate, and your absolute contempt and total
   disgust are addressed in these Anger Management classes. You, jimp,
   need these services:
 > http://yellowpages.com/rancho-cucamonga-ca/anger-management-classes



Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book
> https://www.sciencenews.org/article/physics’-metamorphosis-explored-slim-new-book

 > “In antiquity, physics was philosophy, a liberal art, the pursuit of
 > a free man wealthy enough to do what he wished,” Heilbron writes. In
 > Greek philosophy, “physics … inquired into the principles regulating
 > the physical world from the high heavens to the Earth’s center, and
 > from the human soul to the life of the least of living creatures.” It
 > was about defining man’s place in nature, for the purpose of
 > identifying “the ethical consequences of … the way the world began
 > and persists.”
 >
 > Few modern physicists would conceive of their quest in quite that
 > way. And the Greeks did not pursue their quest with the methods that
 > modern physicists employ, bothering little with experiments and only
 > occasionally with math.
 >
 > So Heilbron refers to premodern physicists as physici who practiced
 > physica, and proceeds to tell the story of how the physica of the
 > ancients became modern physics. In an engaging 200 pages, he
 > documents the step-by-step transformation of the philosophy of the
 > past into the science of the present.

-- 

sci.physics is an unmoderated newsgroup dedicated
to the discussion of physics, news from the physics
community, and physics-related social issues.

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#544505

Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2016-01-11 19:07 +0000
Message-ID<04bdmc-nee.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#544429
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1/10/16 9:04 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>> Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head
> 
> 
> 
>   Now, now, jimp, there you go again, you're outta control, your

Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head.


-- 
Jim Pennino

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#544521

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-01-11 13:45 -0600
Message-ID<EsGdnSGbconAmwnLnZ2dnUU7-e-dnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#544505
On 1/11/16 1:07 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head


   Now, now, jimp, there you go again, you're outta control, your
   language is inappropriate, and your absolute contempt and total
   disgust are addressed in these Anger Management classes. You, jimp,
   need these services:
 > http://yellowpages.com/rancho-cucamonga-ca/anger-management-classes



Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book
> https://www.sciencenews.org/article/physics’-metamorphosis-explored-slim-new-book

 > “In antiquity, physics was philosophy, a liberal art, the pursuit of
 > a free man wealthy enough to do what he wished,” Heilbron writes. In
 > Greek philosophy, “physics … inquired into the principles regulating
 > the physical world from the high heavens to the Earth’s center, and
 > from the human soul to the life of the least of living creatures.” It
 > was about defining man’s place in nature, for the purpose of
 > identifying “the ethical consequences of … the way the world began
 > and persists.”
 >
 > Few modern physicists would conceive of their quest in quite that
 > way. And the Greeks did not pursue their quest with the methods that
 > modern physicists employ, bothering little with experiments and only
 > occasionally with math.
 >
 > So Heilbron refers to premodern physicists as physici who practiced
 > physica, and proceeds to tell the story of how the physica of the
 > ancients became modern physics. In an engaging 200 pages, he
 > documents the step-by-step transformation of the philosophy of the
 > past into the science of the present.

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#544525

Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2016-01-11 19:50 +0000
Message-ID<akddmc-8pe.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#544521
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1/11/16 1:07 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>> Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head
> 
> 
>   Now, now, jimp, there you go again, you're outta control, your

Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head.


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#544625

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-01-11 19:08 -0600
Message-ID<Wa2dnQe2i4qEzwnLnZ2dnUU7-c2dnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#544525
On 1/11/16 1:50 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head


   Now, now, jimp, there you go again, you're outta control, your
   language is inappropriate, and your absolute contempt and total
   disgust are addressed in these Anger Management classes. You, jimp,
   need these services:
 > http://yellowpages.com/rancho-cucamonga-ca/anger-management-classes



Physics’ metamorphosis explored in slim new book
> https://www.sciencenews.org/article/physics’-metamorphosis-explored-slim-new-book

 > “In antiquity, physics was philosophy, a liberal art, the pursuit of
 > a free man wealthy enough to do what he wished,” Heilbron writes. In
 > Greek philosophy, “physics … inquired into the principles regulating
 > the physical world from the high heavens to the Earth’s center, and
 > from the human soul to the life of the least of living creatures.” It
 > was about defining man’s place in nature, for the purpose of
 > identifying “the ethical consequences of … the way the world began
 > and persists.”
 >
 > Few modern physicists would conceive of their quest in quite that
 > way. And the Greeks did not pursue their quest with the methods that
 > modern physicists employ, bothering little with experiments and only
 > occasionally with math.
 >
 > So Heilbron refers to premodern physicists as physici who practiced
 > physica, and proceeds to tell the story of how the physica of the
 > ancients became modern physics. In an engaging 200 pages, he
 > documents the step-by-step transformation of the philosophy of the
 > past into the science of the present.


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#544629

Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2016-01-12 01:29 +0000
Message-ID<tg1emc-nng.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#544625
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 1/11/16 1:50 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>> Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head
> 
> 
>   Now, now, jimp, there you go again, you're outta control, your

Fuck off and die, cut and paste, spamming shit head.


-- 
Jim Pennino

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