Третий рассказ Валерия Салфетникова посвящён революциям, пострадавшим при этом монархам, а также их палачам. На примере европейских и русских революций показана судьба казнённых царей и королей. При этом показана дальнейшая судьба людей, проливших царскую кровь. А она у всех оказалась незавидной. На основе судьбы тех, кто казнил своих монархов, в рассказе сделан вывод о том, кто же на самом деле отдал приказ о расстреле царской семьи в Екатеринб ...
That fossilized chart on every classroom wall — isn't that The Periodic Table? Isn't that what Mendeléev devised about a century ago? No and No. There are many ways of organizing the chemical elements, some of which are thought-provoking, and which reveal philosophical challenges. Where does hydrogen 'belong'? Can an element occupy more than one location on the chart? Which are the Group 3 elements? Is a ...
The Origin of Species is the landmark book that for better of worse put science and religion at odds. Very few people who have read this book and come away not believing in evolution. The detail of research is even by today's standards stunning; and the writing is still eminently readable. Second only to the Bible in its scope of influence, this book is a pertinent today as when it was first written. ...
What lies within CERN's entrails? What is the path followed by the particles that are accelerated before they collide? What does the ATLAS detector look like? Does research at CERN find applications in everyday life?From the accelerator control room to the huge Computing Centre, via the auditorium where the discovery of the Higgs boson was announced in July 2012, I invite you to experience for one day an immersion in the world of research i ...
