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.     

Permutation Analysis of Track and Column Braiding

Introduction Trackandcolumnbraidingisanavailable3D braidingmethod[1～3],whichperformsbraidingprocessbymovingbraidingcarriersalongroworcolumndirection alternatively.LiandDing[4]examinethebraidingmethod andconcentratetheirstudyonthemovementofbraiding carriersonthebraidingplatform,onwhichthebraiding tracksarelocated.Accordingtothebraidingprinciple,a studyofbraidingprocessisactuallyastudyofthemovingpatternofyarnendsonthebraidingplatform.Intheiranotherpaper[6],thepositionsofbraidingcarriersare r…     

大孔径毛细管气相色谱法快速测定食品中毒鼠强

以邻苯二甲酸二丁酯为内标，采用FID检测器，建立了一种测定食品中的毒鼠强的大孔径毛细管气相色谱新方法。测定结果表明毒鼠强的线性范围为0.02g/L-0.12g/L，其最低检测浓度为0.02g/L，相对标准偏差为2.6%，平均回收率为84.6%，该法简便、准确、重现性好。     

The crystal-like anatomical uniformity of the striate cortex

The visual field is topographically mapped onto the primary visual cortex (V1), forming a retinotopic map which is far more detailed for the foveal regions than for the periphery. We found that receptive field (RF) size in monkey V1 increases with eccentricity, and that a 1—2 m² V1 region contains roughly a complete set of machinery necessary to analyze a visual-field area whose size is about that of the RFs of the cells. This allows V1 to be anatomically uniform, and is in sharp contrast with the retina.     

矩阵的弱相似性及其应用

推广了矩阵环Mn(F)中相似性概念，提出了矩阵的弱相似概念，研究了它的基本性质，获得一些有趣结果，此外，指出了文[3]的一个错误，给出了Laffey-Choi一个关键引理的矩阵式的证明。     

杨辉三角与行列式

本文用杨辉三角构造了两种类型的行列式，然后逐一讨论了这两类行列式的值，并由此得到了它们一些特例的简洁结果。     

粘结开裂破坏框架柱性能的研究

本文以试验结果为基础,通过轴压力、配筋、配箍、加载方向的变化,分析了这些因素对产生粘结开裂破坏框架柱性能的影响,并给出了产生粘结开裂破坏的m值下限。     

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.