Mark Meek's Physics And Astronomy

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The first section of this blog is about physics. To enter the astronomy section, click on 2009 in the column at right.

We sometimes see subjects such as chemistry, physics and, astronomy referred to as "branches" of science. This implies that, if we...

The elements of the periodic table are defined by the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom. If there is a different number of proton...

I am always looking for ways to make the universe seem simpler. Since time, or at least the passage of time as we perceive it, is motion o...

I have noticed a law of physics that I have never seen pointed out before. It is actually about how existing laws of physics relate to each ...

How can we know for sure that there are three dimensions of space that we inhabit, but only one of time? Time is essentially motion, having ...

Let me show you a simple but vivid example of how the large-scale structure of things must be a reflection of the component "building b...

There is one thing about science that I have long had questions about. It is the energy that is involved in the process of nuclear fusion. ...

There is much effort in the physics community to find a way to unify the basic forces of the universe such as the strong nuclear force, elec...

I have concluded that we have some misunderstanding about the nature of electromagnetic waves. So, I have developed an idea called the ...

Induction is the property of an electrical current in a conductor that induces a current in another conductor, if there is relative motion b...

There is a basic fact concerning the universe which underlies everything that is. It is also one of the primary ways that the universe can b...

SEEKING ZERO ENERGY This has nothing to do with diet. It is well-known that matter in the universe seeks the lowest-energy state possible ...

When an object, such as a rock, is floating in open space it can be moved with minimal effort. This condition is known as "weightlessne...

I have noticed a simple relationship between chemistry, nuclear reactions and astronomical bodies that I have never seen documented. CHEMI...

I was watching some turbulence in flowing water when something occurred to me that I had never read before. Eddys are the small whirlpools t...

You have probably wondered, at some point, why some materials are transparent, notably water and glass, while most are opaque and do not all...

Here is a riddle: What do you see all around you every time you open your eyes yet cannot be described with words? The answer is color (colo...

There is a factor in spacecraft design and planetary dynamics that I thought of but cannot find any reference to so, I will post it here. ...

A basic mystery of chemistry and physics class is why some materials are more dense than others. Density is simply the mass of a substance p...