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Subject of rainbows:reprint

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  Rainbows The first thing I thought of when I read the word tones was how very difficult it is to explain followed by the thought of a lovely rainbow. Tones falling into 2 very interconnected areas of Light and Sound. Just as the Artist strives to capture the beauty of a rainbow in his work, Much beauty can be found in the scientists mathematical equations of rainbows. Just as a rainbows beauty may be captured in a poem. The more we have learned about how the universe is measured, the broader has become our understanding of the rainbow. We have learned that an instrument called a spectroscope is modern sciences most important tool in understanding the physical nature of the universe. The basic principle the spectroscope employs was first discovered by Sir Isaac Newton in 1666; A ray of sunlight passing through a prism will divide into the seven colours of the rainbow. Sir Isaac called this seven coloured bodies of light the spectrum: meaning apparition, spectre or ghost. No one really

Tipping Point was Reached- copied from 01-Sept-2005

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  Tipping Point About Me NAME:   WIZENTUB  LOCATION:  MALDON, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA  About a half full glass of knowledge, passion for learning and helping others who want it. View my complete profile THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 01, 2005 ##23 Days Since Planet Earth Officially Hit Tipping Point. Well, it has just been 23 days since we hit tipping point. I could have written this piece at any time in the preceding several days and no changes would have to be made, a rather scary thought in one way, an incredible journey into the next century in another. http://www.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,12374,1546824,00.html Is this Just a TASTE of things to come? Are we really going to have to get used to such extreme weather conditions and in a real hurry as all pointers seem to be directed, with current global conditions set toward disaster for man and his unique way of life. Can We Cope? One question we have to ask ourselves (if time allows), is that of Did we leave it all too late to change our