Sentences with phrase «branch of science appears»

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The idea then current was that astronomy is a branch of mathematics devoted to calculating where and when things appear in the sky, whereas it was the job of «philosophy» (as science was then called) to explain the nature and causes of things.

and hence the illustration of the nature of the scientific hearings of the accessions to knowledge which his expedition has produced are drawn from these materials; but, as other branches of the information embraced in his observations are unfolded, other theoretical applications will appear for the advancement of philosophy and such of the geographical sciences as meteorology and terrestrial magnetism, concerning which the observations made in the South Polar regions tend in some respects to deliver the deciding stroke in the elaboration.

Although this is a relatively new branch of science, there are some factors that appear to be key in controlling how quickly you age.

With the enormous sums of money being poured into all branches of science and research,, it appears to me there is an opportunity for a comprehensive journalistic expose of all activities that can be classified as suspect, or at lease «items of interest».