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The contribution of William, Lord Armstrong to science and education
No full textWilliam George Armstrong (1310-1900) is best remembered as the lawyer turned engineer who revolutionised ordnance during the Crimean War. Nonetheless, 'his researches, his evidence before Royal Commissions and his presidential addresses, (including that to the British Association for the Advancement of Science), are as relevant today as they were last century. Indeed, it could be argued that whereas George and Robert Stephenson were, essentially, men of the Industrial Revolution, Armstrong’s theories are .still appropriate in the space age. Apart from his extensive research into hydraulics and electricity, which greatly advanced the frontiers of science, his contribution to education is considerably more than a mere footnote to his more spectacular achievements. At a time when the men of theory and the men of practice despised each other, Armstrong stood athwart the debate. Instead, he built an educational and industrial complex at Elswick where theory and practice went hand in hand and which became the blue-print for successive Royal Commissions. While others argued for technical education on continental lines, Armstrong upheld the Elswick example. His reluctant involvement in the proposed College of Physical Science in Newcastle upon Tyne is the subject of some debate in this study. Nonetheless, when he was finally convinced of its efficacy, his support was unequivocal. So much so that, after his death, the resultant edifice became Newcastle's abiding memorial to him. Two recent biographies have been used as works of general reference, but the main thesis rests on extensive use of original material. This includes Armstrong's speeches and writings; his evidence before Royal Commissions and the records of the Elswick forks' Mechanics' Institute and Schools. Hitherto, Armstrong's fame has rested on his weapons which destroyed human life. His greatest weapon - his contribution to science and education - which destroyed the 'laissez faire' attitudes of his contemporaries, has been largely ignored. In an endeavour to redress the balance, this study has been attempted
Review of: Predicting Presidential Elections and Other Things
No full textRay Fair is one of my favorite econometricians. He has an excellent website, fairmodel.econ.yale.edu, where he freely shares his models. He writes clearly and his methods are reported in detail. He is concerned with the proper use of econometric methods. For example, he has long been opposed to the common practice of making ex post subjective adjustments to forecasts from econometric models. A review of empirical evidence supports his position (Armstrong and Collopy 1998).presidential elections, forecasting
Spin Parity Analysis of the E Meson Centrally Produced in the Reactions pi+ p ---> pi+ (K0(L) K+- K-+) p and p p ---> p (K0(L) K+- pi-+) p at 85-GeV/c.
No full textSearch For Nonstrange Baryonium States In The Baryon Exchange Reaction K- P ---> Y0 Anti-p P At 18.5-gev/c.
No full textPostcard, Major Rollin S. Armstrong to His Wife, Rebecca Armstrong, February 9, 1944
No full textThis handwritten note, written on a Valentine\u27s Day themed postcard, is written by Rollin S. Armstrong from where he is stationed in North Africa, to his wife, Rebecca Armstrong, in Tupelo, Mississippi. The note states his hope to see her face to face on Valentine\u27s Day the next year. The image on the front depicts two hearts connected by a text box. My Valentine is depicted above the textbox and the wording inside the text box reads Most likely the Greeks had a word for it. The Arabs they just use a sign. In French it\u27s \u27Je t\u27aime . But it means just the same when I say You\u27re my Valentine. The card is postmarked U. S. Army Postal Service, A. P. O., February 9, 1944. Free is handwritten in the area designated for the postage stamp, Post Card is worded in the upper center, and The American Red Cross is worded along the left edge. A partial purple ink stamped image is visible in the lower mid-left.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-armstrong-papers/1140/thumbnail.jp
The poetical works of J. Armstrong ... With the life of the author ... Embellished with superb engravings.
No full textPlates by W. Ridley, W. Hawkins, and C. Warren; after W. H. Brown, R. Corbould, and T. Kirk.Added t.-p.: The poetical works of John Armstrong. Containing his Art of health, in four books, Benevolence, an epistle, Taste, an epistle, Imit. of Shakespeare, Imit. of Spencer, ... Printed and embellished under the direction of C. Cooke.Tail-pieces.Date taken from engraved t.-p.Added engraved t.-p.Mode of access: Internet
A Partial Wave Analysis Of The (k+ K- Pi-) System Produced In Pi- P ---> K+ K- Pi- P At 16-gev/c.
No full textA Partial Wave Analysis Of The K- Phi System Produced In The Reaction K- P ---> K+ K- K- P At 18.5-gev/c
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