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Carl Sagan
In 1973 when I was 19 I left home to start work at Harwell and also to take an HNC at Oxford Polytechnic (as it was then). This was a time of great awakening for me, I had found the … Continue reading
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An observation on the General Theory of Relativity.
If you read Einstein’s little book “The Meaning of Relativity” Appendix II, you will come across a most interesting remark (by Einstein). With regard to his General Theory of Relativity he poses the following two questions: 1) Should one admit … Continue reading
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New Fractal renders
See plenty of new Fractal renders on my Flickr Mathematical Structures page.
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Explanation of why we live in a Matrix Universe
I would like to bring to your attention the last couple of paragraphs of my Inaugural Lecture. This explains why I believe we live in a Matrix Universe. It really is very strange that mathematics should describe our physical world … Continue reading
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What was the Big Bang?
The Big Bang was when the simulation was first started.
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New fractal renders
You can see a new bunch of fractal renders on the Scientific Artist web site: http://www.scientificartist.com/
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A type III civilisation has been busy recently
A recent image of Sirius shows something new in the vicinity. A type III civilisation has constructed a Dyson sphere around our brightest star.
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You will be assimilated
Managed to get out for just a few minutes last night and as Leo was in a good position I focused up on Regulus and let the mini-WASP do its thing. Rather disturbing news when I processed the data this … Continue reading
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Simon Parkin broadcasts live from the New Forest Observatory for Meridian News & Weather
Friday February 15th was a very eventful day for astronomers world-wide. Simon Parkin had already arranged to broadcast the weather live from the New Forest Observatory that evening due to the near miss asteroid DA14 that was due in our … Continue reading
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Quasars with proper motion – Houston we have a problem!
I have long sided with Halton Arp regarding quasars. Like Halton Arp I also believe that quasars are not undefinable objects at extreme distances radiating unimaginable power – but are objects much closer to us who exhibit an odd redshift … Continue reading
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