Well, I don't know. I watched a program about chemistry the other day that had some interesting stuffLike the Scottish guy who first drew bonds as lines on a page (Archibald Scott Couper) but didn't publish fast enough and went mad.
Also, the dispute about whether two compounds with the same elemental composition (C, O, Ag) were the 'same' or not. Since one was explosive (Silver Ethanoate or something) and the other wasn't (Silver cyanante? no, that has nitrogen) it's not surprising to us. But the idea of a structural formula was new.
(Also, the dispute about whether two compounds with the same elemental composition (C, O, Ag) were the 'same' or not. Since one was explosive (Silver Ethanoate or something) and the other wasn't (Silver cyanante? no, that has nitrogen) it's not surprising to us. But the idea of a structural formula was new.
The Alchemist king of the needlessly complicated,
Thu 1 Apr 2010, 22:32,
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I guess, though, this is history of science, not science as such. The Alchemist king of the needlessly complicated,
Thu 1 Apr 2010, 22:33,
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I saw that too, it was good.But it was on BBC4 (when I saw it, anyway), which tends to have more limited appeal stuff.
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Thu 1 Apr 2010, 22:36,
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and thats a whole different argument....those shows shouldn't be hidden in the digital hinterland, they should be far more accessible.
really informative programs get hidden away, with the ugly boffins on bbc4, while we get prime time gloss with big teeth dr's on bbc1.
we are moving from broadcasting to narrowcasting, and marginalisation of huge sections of the audience, in favour of freeing up space for lowest common denominator mind piss programming. it sucks.
but stick a doctor on the glossy show on a sunday, and mark kermode on the cultcha show, and you fulfill the mandate. cunts cunts cunts.
(really informative programs get hidden away, with the ugly boffins on bbc4, while we get prime time gloss with big teeth dr's on bbc1.
we are moving from broadcasting to narrowcasting, and marginalisation of huge sections of the audience, in favour of freeing up space for lowest common denominator mind piss programming. it sucks.
but stick a doctor on the glossy show on a sunday, and mark kermode on the cultcha show, and you fulfill the mandate. cunts cunts cunts.
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Thu 1 Apr 2010, 22:55,
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Er, I meant Silver Fulminate and Silver Cyanate.One is Ag-O-N#C, the other is Ag-O-C#N.
( The Alchemist king of the needlessly complicated,
Thu 1 Apr 2010, 22:38,
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That goes without saying**I believe you but wouldn't know any better and will instantly forget as soon as I scroll away.
I am definitely a not-scientist, the kind of 'prole' that these programmes are probably aimed at.
(I am definitely a not-scientist, the kind of 'prole' that these programmes are probably aimed at.
4Q just lurking,
Thu 1 Apr 2010, 22:40,
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