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ATV-5: Georges Lemaître, Monseigneur Big Bang

 

This brief video discusses the highly influential physicist and Catholic priest who developed the Big Bang theory.  The theory of an expanding universe is very important in science today.  This topic is also important because it shows the close link between religion and science. 

 

 

 

 

What is Science?

 

By Alina Bradford – Live Science Contributor August 04, 2017

This article explains the scientific method and the difference between a theory and a law. It defines science as “A systematic and logical approach to discovering how things in the universe work. It is also the body of knowledge accumulated through the discoveries about all the things in the universe.”

 

 

Observation and Science

 

Science Learning Hub – sciencelearn.org

This website briefly discusses the importance of observation at the basic of scientific studies.  It emphasizes the importance of improving upon observational skills by asking lots of questions and discussing observations with others.

 

 

The Scientific Sublime

 

Robert P Crease – October 2017 issue of Physics World 

This article discusses the sublime in both its scientific definition and philosophical definition and how the two relate.  The article discusses this theme in relationship to the double slit experiment which involves the observation of light waves.

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