Newton and action at a distance between bodies—A response to Andrew Janiak's “Three concepts of causation in Newton”

This article responds to Professor Andrew Janiak's recent attempt to defend the proposition that Isaac Newton did not believe in action at a distance between bodies (or any other kind of substance) (Janiak, 2013). His argument rests on a distinction between “three concepts of causation in Newton”, which leads him to conclude that although Newton did not believe in action at a distance between bodies, he was able to accept that gravity was a “distant action”. I critically examine Janiak's arguments here, and the historical evidence he brings to bear upon it, and argue that Professor Janiak's latest claims do nothing to undermine the view to which he is opposed, namely, that Newton did believe in the possibility of action at a distance between bodies.     

New montane,subterranean congeners of a littoral millipede,genus Thalassisobates (Diplopoda: Julida: Nemasomatidae)

Two new species are described in the hitherto monotypic genus Thalassisobates Vehoeff, 1908: T. emesesensis sp. nov. from the mesovoid shallow stratum of La Gomera (Canary Islands), and T. almeriensis sp. nov. from a cave in Almería, southern continental Spain. Notes on the morphology and distribution of T. littoralis (Silvestri, an class="ref-lnk"><a data-rid="CIT0022" data-refLink="_i31" href="#">1903a>an class="ref-overlay scrollable-ref rs_skip">an class="ref-close" tabindex="0">an>an class="ref-icon">an> an class="hlFld-ContribAuthor">Silvestri, an class="NLM_given-names">F.an>an> an class="NLM_year">1903an>. “an class="NLM_article-title">Isobates littoralis Silvestri n.sp. (in litt.). – Fasc. XCIX, N.9an>”. In Berlese, A.: Acari Myriopoda et Scorpiones hucusque in Italie reperta an class="ref-links">an class="xlinks-container">an> an class="googleScholar-container"><a class="google-scholar" href="http://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?hl=en&amp;publication_year=1903&amp;author=F.+Silvestri&amp;title=+Berlese%2C+A.%3A+Acari+Myriopoda+et+Scorpiones+hucusque+in+Italie+reperta+" target="_blank">[Google Scholar]a>an>an>an>an>) are given, and the monophyly and relationships of Thalassisobates are discussed. Other examples of arthropod genera with a similar habitat duality: marine littoral on one side, and subterranean montane on the other, are given. <a class="ext-link" href="http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6455CE47-E9DB-4A9D-8074-D0D87A7816C2" target="_blank">http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6455CE47-E9DB-4A9D-8074-D0D87A7816C2a>     

外力作用下平面密排钢珠结构中力的分布研究

利用统计和对称情况各向等概率的分析方法,定量研究了外力作用下平面密排钢珠系统结构中力的作用情况和分布情况,并得出了系统内部不同区域力的分布规律。     

基于价值的实验室评估体系构建

现代化实验室的价值取向在于能更好地为教学、科研、生产服务。实验室在长期的教学、科研、生产活动中是否体现了其应有的价值，是衡量实验室建设、管理成败的关键。文中构建了一种基于价值的实验室评估体系模型，以对实验室的价值进行科学的评判。     

论《吃碗茶》主人公王宾来个性的自我矛盾与统一

由于受到中西两种不同文化的影响，《吃碗茶》的男主人公——美籍华人王宾来——形成了自我矛盾的个性，他不知道该怎样处理所面对的问题。然而通过一系列的尴尬与痛苦，他终于走出自我，很好地适应并融入了美国社会。     

历代序跋论《玉台新咏》

《玉台新咏》自明代较为广泛流传,其历代序跋多从正面论述《玉台新咏》的价值,人们把《玉台新咏》与《文选》做出比较,讨论《玉台新咏》是否"发乎情,止乎礼义",并又多肯定《玉台新咏》的文学史意义及其作品的艺术性,对《玉台新咏》作品做出印象式、形象式评价。     

A New Implementation of the Post-Stage Tasks of Motion Estimation Using SIMD Architecture

IntroductionThe MPEG2 [1] video compression standard is oneof the key technologies for applications such asdigital broadcasting,storage media,etc.Recently,some single chip video encoders havebeen developed for the MPEG2 standard. Thedevelopment of hardware architecture suitable forsystem integration is the key to single chipimplementation.Motion estimation/compensation is the keypart of a single MPEG2 video encoder chip. It hasa great impact on the chip size,the powerdissipation,and the …     

目标设置理论在足球传球技术教学中的应用研究

制定教学目标是整个体育教学工作的一个重要部分，正确、有效的目标设置可以集中人的能量，激发、引导和组织人的活动，成为行为的重要推动和指导力量．在体育教学中。目标设置能加速技术动作的形成和完成，提高练习质量，增强自信心．借鉴目标设置理论和方法，结合教学班学生的具体情况，在足球传球技术教学中，对学生进行目标设置与常规教学对比实验．为改革高校体育课足球教学方法提供客观参考依据，完善常规体育教学的不足之处有重要的理论和实践意义．     

浅谈大直径钻孔灌注桩在施工中应注意的问题

文章结合砂土地区钻孔灌注桩成孔、成桩施工中，因施工操作不当可能发生孔、桩的质量问题进行分析和探讨。     

浅谈高中化学“单元过关”教学

“单元过关”教学法既能帮助学生掌握知识，又能使学生较好地提高技能和素质（尤其是自学能力），可以达到其他教学模式无法达到的教学效果。文章将“单元过关”教学法进行了介绍。