tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post5955192920447965386..comments2024-02-07T22:52:15.919-07:00Comments on Partial Ellipsis of the Sun: A Blog for Scientists who like Words and Writers who like Science: Squaring the Circle: Earth and Moon are 60 million years older than we thought, Dante and MathWord Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-72854555623835435412014-06-17T21:12:53.994-06:002014-06-17T21:12:53.994-06:00A new Tuesday post is up! Tuesday just didn't ...A new Tuesday post is up! Tuesday just didn't seem like Tuesday without it. . .<br /><br />Enjoy...There's even a "Top Ten" list.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-87670817164448329902014-06-15T16:05:39.324-06:002014-06-15T16:05:39.324-06:00Of course, honey moon for a meadery! Good timing.Of course, honey moon for a meadery! Good timing.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-71900973454265105162014-06-15T16:04:31.252-06:002014-06-15T16:04:31.252-06:00Ringwoodite was my topic for next week, jan!
It...Ringwoodite was my topic for next week, jan!<br />It's a polymorph of our old friend olivine.<br /><br />Interesting article. . .Yeah, for something that has been known since 1969, why is it surfacing now ?! More investigation needed.<br /><br />All that Bowen's reaction series stuff from long ago: (Wiki)<br /><br />"In Earth's interior, olivine occurs in the upper mantle at depths less than about 410 km, and ringwoodite is inferred to be present within the transition zone from about 520 to 660 km depth. Seismic discontinuities at about 410, 520, and 660 km depth have been attributed to phase changes involving olivine and its polymorphs.<br /><br />The 520-km discontinuity is generally believed to be caused by the transition of the olivine polymorph wadsleyite (beta-phase) to ringwoodite (gamma-phase), while the 660-km discontinuity by the phase transformation of ringwoodite (gamma-phase) to a silicate perovskite plus magnesiowüstite. "<br /><br />So at 520 km deep ringwoodite appears. And in a few meteorites...but a whole other water layer deep in the earth--that's amazing!! (worth two !!)Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-3318765870550786162014-06-15T15:11:39.608-06:002014-06-15T15:11:39.608-06:00I was in Asheville, NC, which was stormy and overc...I was in Asheville, NC, which was stormy and overcast, so I missed it. Naturally, my friend with a meadery posted it to his Facebook page.<br /><br />Just learned about <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/06/15/322246690/deep-below-oceans-of-water-may-be-trapped-in-a-crystal-sponge" rel="nofollow">ringwoodite</a> today. Sounds like big news. Why is it breaking now?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-26682755288308012732014-06-13T13:09:42.553-06:002014-06-13T13:09:42.553-06:00This June Honey Moon was spectacular here. How abo...This June Honey Moon was spectacular here. How about in your neck of the woods?<br /><br />http://earthsky.org/tonight/june-full-moon-mirrors-path-of-december-sun#.U5tLgRnnbqBWord Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-27289024612343330612014-06-11T23:11:15.964-06:002014-06-11T23:11:15.964-06:00Paul, the Indiana Pi bill and squaring the Circle ...Paul, the Indiana Pi bill and squaring the Circle was interesting. The NZ references too. . .<br /><br />Yeah, Newark never inspired much except getting out of Dodge. Hope you are going somewhere fun, jan.<br /><br />Many thanks for the well wishes for Maizie, Paul. I will pass them on to her so she may take paws ;-).Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-854265825803853662014-06-11T22:32:35.281-06:002014-06-11T22:32:35.281-06:00More on squaring the circle:
http://en.wikipedia.o...More on squaring the circle:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Pi_Bill<br />Ah, the mysterious possibilities of a dull pencil. And the mystery of transcendence. <br /><br />"Hope you need not be at Newark Airport too long" made me chuckle. I was there once years ago. I believe we have a consensus.<br /><br />Do they make get well cards for dogs? They should. <br /><br />Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-41378166942888355102014-06-11T22:32:28.206-06:002014-06-11T22:32:28.206-06:00At least I got an interesting ad this time, for Ma...At least I got an interesting ad this time, for MathType 6.9, a program that promises equations anywhere and everywhere!<br /><br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-74085917695374549552014-06-11T18:12:21.517-06:002014-06-11T18:12:21.517-06:00Ha, Lego! 6004 I believe. ;-) It cracks me up that...Ha, Lego! 6004 I believe. ;-) It cracks me up that the extra 4 years creeps in there. +/- 20,000,000 years is close enough for me.<br /><br />Thanks about Maizie. Still some residual infection but overall she is better.<br /><br />Steph<br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-35161122316259103312014-06-11T17:59:00.505-06:002014-06-11T17:59:00.505-06:00Steph,
4.6 billion is the new 4.54 billion?
I un...Steph,<br /><br />4.6 billion is the new 4.54 billion?<br /><br />I understand that, given this new research, Creation Scientists are now readjusting their age-of-the-earth estimate upwards, to 60,006,000 years... although they are not all that enthusiastic about that second "6" creeping into the estimate. If a subsequent earth-age readjustment results in a third "6" coming into play, they will likely become very disillusioned with the entire process and revert to their 6,000-year-old fallback. <br /><br />Nice Maizie photo. Glad to hear she's doing better.<br /><br />LegoLuciferlegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-15138412107546798592014-06-11T17:46:41.695-06:002014-06-11T17:46:41.695-06:00I relinked the DANTE MATH article, jan. Hope you n...I relinked the DANTE MATH article, jan. Hope you need not be at Newark Airport too long.<br /><br />Yeah, I knew it wasn't Buzz's but the buzz is it word played itself right in there;-).<br /><br />Thanks for letting me know about the link.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-6499444852421507752014-06-11T17:23:35.568-06:002014-06-11T17:23:35.568-06:00On my iPhone at EWR, so I'm not sure what the ...On my iPhone at EWR, so I'm not sure what the problem is, but the Dante math link isn't working. I do like the Apollo 8 Earthrise photo, tho Buzz wasn't involved in that.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.com