[8/8] Aujourd’hui, la géodésie s’appuie sur les satellites pour mesurer la Terre avec une précision centimétrique. Cette longue histoire montre que la connaissance scientifique est collective, évolutive et liée aux enjeux politiques et économiques. #geography #geodesy #scientifichistory #earthshape

Déterminer la forme de la Terre : une aventure scientifique et politique entre la France et le Royaume-Uni Quelle est la forme exacte de la Terre ? Est-elle aplatie ou plutôt allongée aux pôles ? La question a agité les milieux scientifiques anglais et français pendant plusieurs siècles.

[1/8] Étienne Ghys, mathématicien au CNRS et à l’ENS de Lyon, retrace l’histoire de la mesure de la Terre. Il montre comment la détermination de sa forme mêle sciences, expéditions et rivalités politiques entre France et Royaume-Uni. #geography #geodesy #scientifichistory #earthshape

Is the Big Bang a Myth? Part 2: The Primaeval Atom In the early 20th century, after years of effort, Albert Einstein developed his general theory of relativity. This was a massive improvement in our understanding of gravity, giving us a sophisticated...

Is the Big Bang a Myth? Part 2: The Primaeval Atom #Science #Space #Cosmology #BigBangTheory #ScientificHistory

7/11 US scientists have led mRNA research including Nobel Prize winners Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman's foundational work.

Paul Krieg and Douglas Melton first synthesized mRNA in US laboratories during the 1980s, establishing the field.
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A history of the determination of the figure of the earth from arc measurements Found this link to this digital version on Linkedin. A history of the determination of the figure of the earth from arc measurements Publication date 1906 Book from the collectio...

A history of the determination of the figure of the earth from arc measurements #EarthScience #HistoryOfScience #Geodesy #ArcMeasurements #ScientificHistory

Schrödinger's Hidden Biology Legacy

Schrödinger's Hidden Biology Legacy

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Featured Podcast – Genius. Thinker. Tipperary Native. The wonderful world of J.D. Bernal Featured Podcast – Genius. Thinker. Tipperary Native. The wonderful world of J.D. Bernal

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In this month's episode of Tipperary's Hidden History, broadcast earlier today on @tippfm.bsky.social I take a look at the work and world of the Nenagh-born scientific genius, J.D. Bernal.

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‘One of the darkest days’: NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs In shock move, four institute directors at the US biomedical agency are removed from their posts.

This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern #scientifichistory in my 50 years in the business,” says Michael Osterholm, an infectious-diseases epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota. “These are going to be huge losses to the #researchcommunity.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...

VINTAGE POSTCARD Magnifying glasses Roger Bacon Astronomy

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VINTAGE POSTCARD Holy Genis Laval Observatory of Large Equatorial

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This Day In History
(14th Dec 1940CE):
Plutonium (specifically Pu-238) is first isolated at Berkeley, California.
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#NewZealand Has A Unique [#OpenData] #FossilRecord [#Online #Database] Named #FRED
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