Our Sense of Measurement God has created man with an innate sense of measurement. If asked, we could quickly tell another our height, weight, and age. We know the distance or time travelled to school, work, or the beach. After a weather event, we chat about the precipitation measured at our home. God has fearfully […]
The science of measurement, metrology, is foundational for science and critical for much of human activity. To measure something is to assign an object or event a number so that it can be compared to other similar objects or events. Much of man’s understanding of God’s creation is based on measurements. Measurements are used in […]
Do I want to observe nature, my Father’s world, at its very best? An excellent method is to seat myself in some peaceful place and await quietly what may happen. There is no better place on a warm summer day than beside some glistening and rippling woodland pool. As we gaze into the depths of […]
In this age of alphabetized terms such as ICBM, IRBM and a myriad of agencies controlling or working with missiles, we are all aware of the fact that there is a phenomenon called rocket power or rockets. Each week brings the news of another success or attempt to shoot a missile into space by the […]
“FOUR HUNDRED MILLION years ago the spot where you and I are now standing may have been a coral reef in some warm inland sea which may have been a branch to the now cold Arctic Ocean.” In this manner one of the texts used in our own Protestant Reformed Schools introduces the unit on […]
In the last article on weight an attempt was made to treat this law or principle of gravity from a more practical approach. In this article I would like to state some of its theoretical aspects that are of concern in the study of the universe about us. In that article the distinction between mass […]
Synonymous with the island continent of Australia is that interesting animal which you see depicted in this issue of Beacon Lights. The kangaroo is so much a part of Australia that the “giant hopper” is an integral part of the great seal and coat of arms of the continent and dominion of Australia. The kangaroo […]
This term weight may not sound as if it is a very scientific term as we are acquainted with it in our everyday use of the term. We buy our food in many cases by the pound, we gauge the growth of our children from their infancy by their weight, the farmer measures many of […]
Most of the trees have now shed their colorful autumnal foliage. Nature is bleak and already awaits the falling snow as I write this article. We’ve had a beautiful fall but our thoughts are turned by the activities in nature to the coming cold of winter. These days also turn our thoughts to the frigid […]
You may have noticed that the name of the author for this rubric as listed in the table of contents is different than it has been in past articles. The explanation is that I am not taking over this department but rather that I will co-author it with Miss Lubbers on an alternating basis. Miss […]