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Cosmology and Cosmogony of Ancient Civilizations

02/11/2013 18:59
by Brent Meeker Cosmology is the study of the structure universe as a whole.  Cosmogony is about the origin of the universe.  Man has been intrigued by the questions of cosmology and cosmogony from the beginning of recorded history and not doubt before.  Often wrong, but never...

History of Cosmology

02/11/2013 18:56
Cosmology is the study of the Universe and its components, how it formed, how its has evolved and what is its future. Modern cosmology grew from ideas before recorded history. Ancient man asked questions such as "What's going on around me?" which then developed into "How does the Universe work?",...

Monad

02/11/2013 18:55
(From the Greek monas, monados). Monad, in the sense of "ultimate, indivisible unit," appears very early in the history of Greek philosophy. In the ancient accounts of the doctrines of Pythagoras, it occurs as the name of the unity from which, as from a principle (arche), all number and...

On the Monads of Leibniz

02/11/2013 18:52
By Charles J. Ryan Many people used to wonder why scientists paid so much attention to the excessively minute and seemingly unimportant particles of which this world and the stars are made; but the events of recent years have convinced nearly everyone that the study of the atom is crucial to man's...

Atheism, Theism and Big Bang Cosmology (1991)

02/11/2013 18:48
Quentin Smith The idea that the big bang theory allows us to infer that the universe began to exist about 15 billion years ago has attracted the attention of many theists. This theory seemed to confirm or at least lend support to the theological doctrine of creation ex nihilo. [Read more]...

Stephen Hawking, The Big Bang, and God

02/11/2013 18:44
Henry F. Schaefer III The questions cosmology addresses are scientifically and theologically profound. Hawking's book covers both of these implications. Cosmology is the study of the universe as a whole--it's structure, origin and development. I won't answer all the questions Hawking raises...

Introduction to the Ecosystem Concept

02/11/2013 18:29
In topic 9d, an ecosystem was defined as a dynamic entity composed of a biological community and its associated abiotic environment. Often the dynamic interactions that occur within an ecosystem are numerous and complex. Ecosystems are also always undergoing alterations to their biotic and abiotic...

Natural Selection and Evolution

02/11/2013 18:27
In 1859, Charles Darwin published the book The Origin of Species that presented a theory to explain life's great diversity of organisms. Much of the knowledge found in modern biology would not make sense without Darwin's theory. [Read more] ...  

Organization of Life: Species, Populations, Communities, and Ecosystems

02/11/2013 18:26
Scientists have recognized that life can be organized into several different levels of function and complexity. These functional levels are: species, populations, communities, and ecosystems. [Read more] ...  

Origin and Definition of Life

02/11/2013 18:24
What is Life? Probably the best place to begin our discussion of the Earth’s biogeography is to answer the following question. What is life? While the reply to this question may appear simple, scientists have actually spent considerable time pondering this problem. In fact, many scientists would...
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