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.     

一种基于粗集理论的属性权重构造方法

提出一种新的基于粗集理论的权重构造方法来解决传统决策中主观性问题和冗余性问题,并给出了一种新的判据模式.新方法分析论述了可拓学中存在的数学逻辑错误,并与通过其他决策方法得出的结论作比较.最终通过实验分析来说明方法的有效性和可行性,从而为管理决策提供了一种新的思想.     

Carbon Nanotubes:from Nanoscale Building Blocks to Macrostructures

1 Results Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have fascinating properties.In order to use these novel one-dimensional structures for applications such as in nano-electronic,nano-mechanical and electrochemical energy storage device and as structural elements in various composites,the structure of nanotubes needs to be tailored and various architectures and macroscale assembles have to be configured using nanotube building blocks.Nanotube macrostructures are macroscopically organized groups of CNTs,which are expecte...     

基于Rough Set理论的判断矩阵构造方法

群决策支持系统（GDSS）是利用信息技术，将多个决策者个人对策该领域的理解及个人判断能力结合在一起，利用结构化决策分析技术，对半结构化和非线结构化问题进行求解，层次分析法是对定性问题作定量分析的一种简便而有效的方法，提出了一GDSS环境下判断矩阵构造的新方法；运用业集理论；利用管理信息系统运行所积累的大量决策数据来分析各决策因素，决策者对决策目标的影响，并建立自学习系统，从而构造具有完全一致性的综合判断矩阵，该方法适用于重复群决策问题。     

粗糙集理论中粗糙函数定义的改进及粗糙导数性质的证明

对二元、n元粗糙函数、k阶粗糙导数的定义进行了改进,给出了一元、二元粗糙导数的性质,并对一元、二元、n元粗糙导数的性质给出了较详细的证明.     

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.     

次线性算子与幂权的Soria－Weiss定理的拓广

将次线性算子关于测度｜Ｘ｜－ａｄｘ的（ｐ，ｐ）型的Ｓｏｒｉａ－Ｗｅｉｓｓ定理拓广到非光滑核算子的情形中去，而且关于ａ的范围是准确的。     

粗可能性测度

给定模糊可测空间(X，A)及(X，A)上的可能性测度，通过应用粗集理论，将可能性测度Ⅱ和模糊糊积分分别扩充至P(X)和F(X)上，从而引入粗可能性测度的概念。     

沉管碎石桩处理软土地基的应用过程

沉管碎石桩是地基处理的方法之一,可以有效地提高地基承栽力,使沉降量减少,增加地基的稳定性,并且可以减少环境污染。对此方法的施工作了详细的介绍。