The arrangement of colors in Newton's color circle suggests that it was derived from paint mixtures, not light mixtures. If this is true it may be concluded that what Newton called indigo represents violet in modern terminology, and what he called violet represents purple. (Author/TS)

A historical analysis is given of the development in 1900 of the Lorentz transformation of coordinates and time, and of electric and magnetic field components. The earlier work of Voight is discussed. (RH)

Examines the significance of Bruno's arguments from a scientific viewpoint. It is felt that even when correct in their conclusions, Bruno's scientific'' arguments do not exhibit any understanding of scientific reasoning or purpose. (DF)

European travel can provide an intimate view of the implements and locales of great discoveries in physics for the knowledgeable traveler. The four museums at Cambridge, London, Remscheid-Lennep, and Munich display a full range of discovery apparatus in modern physics as outlined here. (Author/TS)

Suggests that the physical meaning of work is closer to the colloquial meaning than any other terms in mechanics. Reviews history to show that force times distance was used to refer to the output of engines since the early 18th century, but none became widespread and 'work' quickly became the preferred term after G. Goriolis suggested it in 1829.…

Traces the historical sequence that establishes a clear line of connection from Newton and Locke through the philosophy of the Enlightenment and the evolution of deism to the American political tradition. (Author/GS)

Describes Fraunhofer's scientific career as a glass and lens maker, a discoverer of dark lines in the solar spectrum, a corrector of lens aberration, and investigator of diffraction. Gives biographical data and anecdotes. Includes a bibliography, mainly of German sources. (GH)

Traces the development of quantum theory from the concept of the discrete stationary states, to the generalized concept of state, to the search for the elementary particle. States that the concept of the elementary particle should be replaced by the concept of a fundamental symmetry. (MLH)

College physics textbooks emphasize the conclusions of research at the expense of the context of inquiry in physics. The latter should be given specific consideration in at least one of the student's physics courses. An excellent focus for this consideration would be the process of theory evaluation as indicated in this paper. (Author/TS)

Certain terminological inconsistencies in the teaching of optical theory at the elementary level are traced back to Newton who derived them from Euclidean geometrical optics. Discusses this terminological ambiguity which influenced later textbooks. (LS)