The roots of the silver tree: Boyle,alchemy, and teleology

Though Robert Boyle called final causes one of the most important subjects for a natural philosopher to study, his own treatise on the subject, the Disquisition about Final Causes, has received comparatively little scholarly attention. In this paper, I explicate Boyle's complex argument against the use of teleological explanations for inanimate bodies, such as metals. The central object of this argument is a mysterious allusion to a silver plant. I claim that the silver plant is best understood as a reference to alchemical product: the Arbor Dianae, an offshoot of George Starkey's recipe for the Philosophers' Stone. Then, I show how the context of alchemy not only clarifies Boyle's argument but also places it within a wider dialectic about matter and teleology. I then contrast the parallel arguments of Boyle and John Ray on the question of whether metals have divine purposes and show that the difference is explained by Boyle's belief in the transmutation of metals.     

对高职数控专业毕业综合实训的探讨

本文探讨了数控技术专业毕业综合实训的改革思路，提出按职业资格标准强化技能培训，使学生在毕业前获得数控机床操作职业资格证书，切实提高学生的职业素质与就业竞争能力。     

应用程序界面设计原则与技巧

应用程序最重要的设计之一是界面设计。本文阐明了应用程序界面设计应遵循的一般原则 :一致性原则、易用性原则、容错原则和联机帮助原则 ;应用于VB开发工具 ,结合作者的开发实践给出了VB应用程序界面的设计技巧     

浅谈摄象中光的运用技巧

摄象过程中，画面质量由设备因素及人的因素所决定，在拍摄过程中，为了摄取优质、逼真的视频图象，必须掌握布光、用光的技巧和艺术，光的明暗对比度的调整和确定是摄象机使用过程中的重点与难点。     

SQJ-Ⅰ型大型石球圆筒刀具对心加工设备的研制与应用

阐述了球面与圆筒刀具对心加工原理。介绍了应用该原理研制的SQJ—I型大型石球加工设备的结构特点、加工过程和性能特点。     

Study on the Elasticity-Plasticity-Stickiness of the Railway Crushed Stone Ballast

This paper is mainly aimed at the mechanics characteristic elas of ticity-plasticitystickiness existed in the CWR (continuously welded rails) track plane of the railway crushed stone ballast. As an important mechanics parameter of the CWR track plane, the ballast resistance is mainly influenced by this mechanics characteristic. Through the systematic experimental research and the theoretical analysis, this mechanics characteristic of the ballast resistance is revealed and a reasonable theoretical model is built for it. This study set a sound foundation for further studying the CWR track deformation property. It will be beneficial to the development of high-speed railway in China.     

浅谈师范生现代教学技能的培养

高质量的教师队伍是高质量教育的一个基本条件,师范生"现代教育技术素质"是教师素质的一个重要方面。文章在分析师范生教学技能内容的基础上,探讨了高等师范院校学生教学技能培养的有效途径,并提出了改进方向。     

青少年皮艇运动员技术教学法的研究

本根据皮艇运动和青少年运动员自身特点，讨论青少年皮艇运动员训练初期的教学过程，参考有关资料，结合教学实践，探讨皮艇训练初期的技术教学法，以为该项目的技术训练提供参考。     

提高电脑建筑效果图制作效率的措施

对提高电脑效果图制作效率的重要性及常用方法进行了探讨，分析了制图效率低的原因，对合理配置计算机系统、优化计算机系统资源、熟练掌握软件使用技巧等进行了具体论述。     

高等师范学生教师职业技能训练及培养模式新论

高等师范学生的教师职业技能训练,自国家1995年《教师资格条例》颁布以来,虽在全国有关高校一度出现好的势头,但很快被我国高校扩招的形势冲淡了,目前情况令人担忧。因此,在我国高等教育发展的新形势下,从宏观上构建高等师范学生教师职业技能培养模式应是当务之急。