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...s pertinent. The word electromaterials is a compound form of the [[Ancient Greek]] term, ἤλεκτρον ēlektron, "[[Amber]]", and the Latin term, materia, "[[Mat ...

..., 'number' and [[wikt:en:τική#Ancient Greek|τική]] [[wikt:en:τέχνη#Ancient Greek|[τέχνη]]], ''tiké [téchne]'', 'art') is a branch of mathematics that consis *[[Mathematical physics]] ...

...ttract [[iron]]. The property of [[magnetism]] was first discovered in [[Ancient history|antiquity]] through lodestones.<ref name="Tremolet">{{cite book | l ...ay 2005 |access-date = 22 March 2013}} See also: Paul Hewitt, ''Conceptual Physics''. 10th ed. (2006), p. 458.</ref> ...

...mong the great [[List of unsolved problems in physics|unsolved problems of physics]], discussions of timeless universes revolve around proposed solutions to t ...an a real thing or substance. The same opinion was held by another Ancient Greek philosopher in the 2nd century B.C., [[Critolaus|Kritolaos]].<ref>As found ...

...ts science can trace its origins back to Ancient Greece. The noted ancient Greek physician [[Galen]] (131–201) wrote 87 detailed essays about improving heal ...tantly, these new scholars went beyond the simplistic notions of the early Greek physicians, and shed light upon the complexities of the circulatory, and di ...

===Hydrostatics in ancient Greece and Rome=== ...h century BC, is a hydraulic technology whose invention is credited to the Greek mathematician and geometer Pythagoras. It was used as a learning tool.{{cn| ...

In physics, '''electromagnetism''' is an interaction that occurs between [[particles]] ...n studied since ancient times. Many ancient civilizations, including the [[Ancient Greece|Greeks]] and the [[Maya civilization|Mayans]], created wide-ranging ...

Electric charge is a [[conservation law (physics)|conserved property]]; the net charge of an [[isolated system]], the quanti ...t=Richard |editor2-last=Law |editor2-first=Jonathan |title=A Dictionary of Physics |date=2019 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780198821472 |edition= ...

...istory of science in early cultures refers to the study of protoscience in ancient history, prior to the development of science in the Middle Ages. ...e Renaissance, great advances occurred in geography, astronomy, chemistry, physics, mathematics, manufacturing, and engineering. ...

...l use. It is usually considered as a bridge or a connection between "pure" physics and engineering. ...[Outline of electronics|Electronics]]''' &ndash; Electronics comprises the physics, engineering, technology and applications that deal with the emission, flow ...

...orth").<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last1=Rutter|first1=Virginia Beane|title=Ancient Greece, Modern Psyche: Archetypes Evolving|last2=Singer|first2=Thomas|publi ...poetics holds that the world is not only object-domain as represented by [[physics]] but is also "a field of meaning".<ref name=":8" /> According to Mathews, ...

A '''machine''' is a physical system that uses [[Power (physics)|power]] to apply [[force]]s and control [[Motion|movement]] to perform an ...der meaning of 'fabric, structure' is found in classical Latin, but not in Greek usage. This meaning is found in late medieval French, and is adopted from t ...

{{Short description|Ancient Greek maxim}} ...mple of Apollo (Delphi)|Temple of Apollo]] in the [[Ancient Greece|ancient Greek]] precinct of [[Delphi]]. The best-known of the [[Delphic maxims]], it has ...

...n|iː|ˈ|k|ɒ|n|ə|m|i}}. The term is ultimately derived from [[Greek language|Greek]] {{wikt-lang|grc|οἰκονομία}}, from {{wikt-lang|grc|οἶκος}}, "house", and { ...kt:oeconomia|oeconomia]]}}. The Latin word has its origin at the [[Ancient Greek]]'s {{lang|grc-latn|oikonomia}} or {{lang|grc-latn|oikonomos}}. The word's ...

...A series and B series]]. The B-theory is often drawn upon in [[theoretical physics]],<ref>"Brian Greene on the B-theory of time" https://www.youtube.com/watch ...s is a continuation of a metaphysical dispute reaching back to the ancient Greek philosophers [[Heraclitus]] and [[Parmenides]].<ref name=":1"/><ref>{{cite ...

...t constitute legitimate contributions to a field. The word ''paradigm'' is Greek in origin, meaning "pattern", and is used to illustrate similar occurrences ''Paradigm'' comes from [[Ancient Greek| Greek]] παράδειγμα (''paradeigma''); "pattern, example, sample";<ref>[https://www ...

...ooled.<ref>Charles Kittel-8th Edition. 2016. [[Introduction to Solid State Physics]].</ref><ref name=Webster/> The change in temperature modifies the position ...BGaN alloys for heterointerface polarization engineering|journal = Applied Physics Letters|volume = 111|issue = 22|pages = 222106|last=Liu|first=Kaikai|doi=10 ...

uses of "Work" in physics|Work (electrical)|Work (thermodynamics)}} In [[physics]], '''work''' is the [[energy]] transferred to or from an [[Physical object ...

...perspecitivism has come to address a number of scientific fields such as [[physics]], [[biology]], [[cognitive neuroscience]], and [[medicine]], as well as [[ === Ancient Greek philosophy === ...